Bishopston and Ashley Down
vs Redland
Bishopston and Ashley Down has the younger population: 29% of residents are aged 15–29, against 26% in Redland. Homes in Redland sold for a median of £606,000, 25% above Bishopston and Ashley Down. Redland has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Bishopston and Ashley Down has 13,302 residents in 5,057 households; Redland has 12,928 in 5,004. Redland has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 2.4 percentage points more than Bishopston and Ashley Down (Bristol, City of: 13%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 58% of homes in Bishopston and Ashley Down and 30% in Redland. Redland has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 2.4 percentage points more than Bishopston and Ashley Down (Bristol, City of: 54%). Bishopston and Ashley Down has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 1.5 percentage points more than Redland (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £485,000 in Bishopston and Ashley Down and £606,000 in Redland, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (12% and 13%). A typical postcode has 227 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bishopston and Ashley Down, and 315 in Redland. The typical postcode is 296 m from the nearest school in Bishopston and Ashley Down and 344 m in Redland. The typical postcode is 796 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bishopston and Ashley Down and 907 m in Redland. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Bishopston and Ashley Down and 98% in Redland.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 94 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bishopston and Ashley Down and 54 in Redland, 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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Bishopston and Ashley Down is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 13,302 people in 5,057 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £485,000 over the past two years, 39% above the Bristol, City of median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% below the Bristol, City of average.
Redland is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 12,928 people in 5,004 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £606,000 over the past two years, 73% above 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.
Bishopston and Ashley Down and Redland next to other wards of Bristol, City of.