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Bedminster
vs Southville

Southville has the younger population: 28% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Bedminster. Homes in Bedminster sold for a median of £410,000, 11% above Southville. Bedminster has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Bristol, City of with Bedminster highlighted
Bedminster
321 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of with Southville highlighted
Southville
327 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of
Bristol, City of
city average

People

Bedminster has 12,913 residents in 5,779 households; Southville has 12,874 in 5,776. Bedminster has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 4 percentage points more than Southville (Bristol, City of: 13%). Southville has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 3.2 percentage points more than Bedminster (Bristol, City of: 30%).

12,913Residents (2021)
12,874Residents (2021)
472,465Residents (2021)
5,779Households
5,776Households
191,638Households
22.7%Aged 15–29
28.3%Aged 15–29
25.7%Aged 15–29
13.4%Aged 65 and over
9.4%Aged 65 and over
12.9%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Living alone
32.8%Living alone
30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 47% of homes in Bedminster and 42% in Southville. Bedminster has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 11.7 percentage points more than Southville (Bristol, City of: 54%). Southville has the higher share of private renting: 35%, 7.9 percentage points more than Bedminster (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £410,000 in Bedminster and £368,025 in Southville, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£410,000Median sale price
£368,025Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
60.2%Owner-occupied
48.5%Owner-occupied
54.0%Owner-occupied
27.0%Private renting
34.9%Private renting
26.2%Private renting
12.0%Social renting
15.8%Social renting
18.7%Social renting
2.7%Detached houses
1.0%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
19.0%Semi-detached houses
7.4%Semi-detached houses
26.6%Semi-detached houses
47.4%Terraced houses
41.8%Terraced houses
32.1%Terraced houses
22.5%Flats
28.7%Flats
21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Bedminster has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 3.2 percentage points more than Southville (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 209 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bedminster, and 404 in Southville. The typical postcode is 269 m from the nearest school in Bedminster and 246 m in Southville. The typical postcode is 649 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bedminster and 453 m in Southville. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Bedminster and 90% in Southville.

13.2%Green space within 500 m
10.0%Green space within 500 m
17.4%Green space within 500 m
209Services within 15 min (median)
404Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
269 mNearest school (median)
246 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
649 mNearest tram or rail (median)
453 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
36Postcodes in flood risk areas
95Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.8%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 201 in Southville, 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
201Recorded 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.

Southville

Southville is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 12,874 people in 5,776 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £368,025 over the past two years, 5% above the Bristol, City of median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% below the Bristol, City of average.

More comparisons.

Bedminster and Southville next to other wards of Bristol, City of.

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