Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston
vs Stoke Bishop
Stoke Bishop has the younger population: 30% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston. Homes in Stoke Bishop sold for a median of £550,000, 83% above Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston. Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 20%).
People
Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has 22,165 residents in 8,999 households; Stoke Bishop has 13,067 in 4,398. Stoke Bishop has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 4 percentage points more than Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston (Bristol, City of: 13%). Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 2.1 percentage points more than Stoke Bishop (Bristol, City of: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 37% in Stoke Bishop. Stoke Bishop has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 20.6 percentage points more than Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston (Bristol, City of: 54%). Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 2.2 percentage points more than Stoke Bishop (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £300,000 in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and £550,000 in Stoke Bishop, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.
Surroundings
Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 5.1 percentage points more than Stoke Bishop (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 63 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston, and 63 in Stoke Bishop. The typical postcode is 358 m from the nearest school in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 627 m in Stoke Bishop. The typical postcode is 1,070 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 1,101 m in Stoke Bishop. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 94% in Stoke Bishop.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 139 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 67 in Stoke Bishop, 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.
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.
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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.
Stoke Bishop is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 13,067 people in 4,398 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £550,000 over the past two years, 57% above the Bristol, City of median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% above the Bristol, City of average.
More comparisons.
Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and Stoke Bishop next to other wards of Bristol, City of.