Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston
vs Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze
Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. Homes in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze sold for a median of £686,250, 129% above Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston. Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has 22,165 residents in 8,999 households; Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze has 20,420 in 8,099. Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 8 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%, 2.3 percentage points more than Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (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 42% in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 26.6 percentage points more than Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston (Bristol, City of: 54%). Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 1.1 percentage points more than Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £300,000 in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and £686,250 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze, 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%, 14.2 percentage points more than Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 63 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston, and 152 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. The typical postcode is 358 m from the nearest school in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 399 m in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. The typical postcode is 1,070 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 2,110 m in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 92% in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 139 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and 78 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze, 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.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
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.
Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 20,420 people in 8,099 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £686,250 over the past two years, 96% above the Bristol, City of median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% below the Bristol, City of average.
More comparisons.
Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze next to other wards of Bristol, City of.