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Bedminster
vs Hotwells and Harbourside

Hotwells and Harbourside has the younger population: 45% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Bedminster. Homes in Bedminster sold for a median of £410,000, 17% above Hotwells and Harbourside. Bedminster has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Bristol, City of with Bedminster highlighted
Bedminster
321 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of with Hotwells and Harbourside highlighted
Hotwells and Harbourside
192 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of
Bristol, City of
city average

People

Bedminster has 12,913 residents in 5,779 households; Hotwells and Harbourside has 6,037 in 2,840. Bedminster has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 4.4 percentage points more than Hotwells and Harbourside (Bristol, City of: 13%). Hotwells and Harbourside has the higher share of people living alone: 41%, 11.3 percentage points more than Bedminster (Bristol, City of: 30%).

12,913Residents (2021)
6,037Residents (2021)
472,465Residents (2021)
5,779Households
2,840Households
191,638Households
22.7%Aged 15–29
44.9%Aged 15–29
25.7%Aged 15–29
13.4%Aged 65 and over
9.0%Aged 65 and over
12.9%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Living alone
40.9%Living alone
30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bedminster (47%) and flats in Hotwells and Harbourside (67%). Bedminster has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 24.7 percentage points more than Hotwells and Harbourside (Bristol, City of: 54%). Hotwells and Harbourside has the higher share of private renting: 51%, 23.5 percentage points more than Bedminster (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £410,000 in Bedminster and £350,000 in Hotwells and Harbourside, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£410,000Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
60.2%Owner-occupied
35.5%Owner-occupied
54.0%Owner-occupied
27.0%Private renting
50.5%Private renting
26.2%Private renting
12.0%Social renting
11.5%Social renting
18.7%Social renting
2.7%Detached houses
0.7%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
19.0%Semi-detached houses
3.4%Semi-detached houses
26.6%Semi-detached houses
47.4%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
32.1%Terraced houses
22.5%Flats
67.2%Flats
21.9%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (13% and 13%). A typical postcode has 209 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bedminster, and 772 in Hotwells and Harbourside. The typical postcode is 269 m from the nearest school in Bedminster and 337 m in Hotwells and Harbourside. The typical postcode is 649 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bedminster and 381 m in Hotwells and Harbourside. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Bedminster and 84% in Hotwells and Harbourside.

13.2%Green space within 500 m
12.6%Green space within 500 m
17.4%Green space within 500 m
209Services within 15 min (median)
772Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
269 mNearest school (median)
337 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
649 mNearest tram or rail (median)
381 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
36Postcodes in flood risk areas
81Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
83.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 79 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bedminster and 205 in Hotwells and Harbourside, 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.

79Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
205Recorded 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.

Bedminster

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.

Hotwells and Harbourside

Hotwells and Harbourside is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 6,037 people in 2,840 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, in line with the Bristol, City of median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the Bristol, City of average.

More comparisons.

Bedminster and Hotwells and Harbourside next to other wards of Bristol, City of.

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