Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston
vs Southmead

Southmead has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston. Homes in Southmead sold for a median of £310,000, 3% above Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston. Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 17%).

Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston

642 postcodes

Southmead

276 postcodes

Bristol, City of

city average

People

Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has 22,165 residents in 8,999 households; Southmead has 13,192 in 5,035. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (16% and 15%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 29%).

22,165Residents (2021)

13,192Residents (2021)

472,465Residents (2021)

8,999Households

5,035Households

191,638Households

17.0%Aged 15–29

20.3%Aged 15–29

25.7%Aged 15–29

15.5%Aged 65 and over

14.8%Aged 65 and over

12.9%Aged 65 and over

28.6%Living alone

29.1%Living alone

30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 45% in Southmead. Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 54%, 6.4 percentage points more than Southmead (Bristol, City of: 54%). Southmead has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 2.8 percentage points more than Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £300,000 in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and £310,000 in Southmead, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£300,000Median sale price

£310,000Median sale price

£350,000Median sale price

54.3%Owner-occupied

47.9%Owner-occupied

54.0%Owner-occupied

14.3%Private renting

17.1%Private renting

26.2%Private renting

30.5%Social renting

33.7%Social renting

18.7%Social renting

7.4%Detached houses

6.1%Detached houses

6.0%Detached houses

40.2%Semi-detached houses

44.9%Semi-detached houses

26.6%Semi-detached houses

25.7%Terraced houses

29.2%Terraced houses

32.1%Terraced houses

22.1%Flats

15.8%Flats

21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 8.3 percentage points more than Southmead (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 63 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston, and 122 in Southmead. The typical postcode is 358 m from the nearest school in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 398 m in Southmead. The typical postcode is 1,070 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 2,626 m in Southmead. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 94% in Southmead.

25.1%Green space within 500 m

16.8%Green space within 500 m

17.4%Green space within 500 m

63Services within 15 min (median)

122Services within 15 min (median)

148Services within 15 min (median)

358 mNearest school (median)

398 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

2.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

142Postcodes in flood risk areas

24Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas

89.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

93.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 139 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 137 in Southmead, against 156 across Bristol, City of. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

139Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

137Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

156Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston

Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 22,165 people in 8,999 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Bristol, City of median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% above the Bristol, City of average.

Southmead

Southmead is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 13,192 people in 5,035 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £310,000 over the past two years, 11% below the Bristol, City of median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% below the Bristol, City of average.

More comparisons.

Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and Southmead next to other wards of Bristol, City of.

Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston vs Stoke Bishop Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston vs Henbury and Brentry Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston vs Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze Southmead vs Horfield Southmead vs Henbury and Brentry Southmead vs Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze Southmead vs Bishopston and Ashley Down All wards of Bristol, City of

Avonmouth and Lawrence Westonvs Southmead