BS5 8JL House Prices & Local Information

BS5 8JL is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.4km from Crew's Hole in Bristol. Administratively it sits within St George Central ward and the Bristol East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, BS5 8JL is a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. By day, the area transitions to a teachers and carers in metro suburbs character: ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. At 48 years average, the community has a secure, family-first character — valued for its stability, low turnover, and strong local identity. 78% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for BS5 8JL are sourced from Output Area E00074182 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.