Bedminster
vs Hartcliffe and Withywood
Bedminster has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Hartcliffe and Withywood. Homes in Bedminster sold for a median of £410,000, 58% above Hartcliffe and Withywood. Hartcliffe and Withywood has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Bedminster has 12,913 residents in 5,779 households; Hartcliffe and Withywood has 18,641 in 7,421. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (13% and 14%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bedminster (47%) and semi-detached houses in Hartcliffe and Withywood (34%). Bedminster has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 20.5 percentage points more than Hartcliffe and Withywood (Bristol, City of: 54%). Bedminster has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 17.5 percentage points more than Hartcliffe and Withywood (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £410,000 in Bedminster and £260,000 in Hartcliffe and Withywood, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.
Surroundings
Hartcliffe and Withywood has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 12.4 percentage points more than Bedminster (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 209 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bedminster, and 55 in Hartcliffe and Withywood. The typical postcode is 269 m from the nearest school in Bedminster and 359 m in Hartcliffe and Withywood. The typical postcode is 649 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bedminster and 2,913 m in Hartcliffe and Withywood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Bedminster and 98% in Hartcliffe and Withywood.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 79 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bedminster and 205 in Hartcliffe and Withywood, 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.
Bedminster is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 12,913 people in 5,779 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £410,000 over the past two years, 17% above the Bristol, City of median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Bristol, City of average.
Hartcliffe and Withywood is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 18,641 people in 7,421 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,000 over the past two years, 26% below the Bristol, City of median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 47% above the Bristol, City of average.
More comparisons.
Bedminster and Hartcliffe and Withywood next to other wards of Bristol, City of.