Bishopston and Ashley Down
vs Southmead

Bishopston and Ashley Down has the younger population: 29% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Southmead. Homes in Bishopston and Ashley Down sold for a median of £485,000, 56% above Southmead. Southmead has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 12%).

Bishopston and Ashley Down

204 postcodes

Southmead

276 postcodes

Bristol, City of

city average

People

Bishopston and Ashley Down has 13,302 residents in 5,057 households; Southmead has 13,192 in 5,035. Southmead has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 5.5 percentage points more than Bishopston and Ashley Down (Bristol, City of: 13%). Southmead has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 3.4 percentage points more than Bishopston and Ashley Down (Bristol, City of: 30%).

13,302Residents (2021)

13,192Residents (2021)

472,465Residents (2021)

5,057Households

5,035Households

191,638Households

29.4%Aged 15–29

20.3%Aged 15–29

25.7%Aged 15–29

9.3%Aged 65 and over

14.8%Aged 65 and over

12.9%Aged 65 and over

25.7%Living alone

29.1%Living alone

30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bishopston and Ashley Down (58%) and semi-detached houses in Southmead (45%). Bishopston and Ashley Down has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 16.7 percentage points more than Southmead (Bristol, City of: 54%). Bishopston and Ashley Down has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 13.9 percentage points more than Southmead (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £485,000 in Bishopston and Ashley Down and £310,000 in Southmead, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£485,000Median sale price

£310,000Median sale price

£350,000Median sale price

64.6%Owner-occupied

47.9%Owner-occupied

54.0%Owner-occupied

31.0%Private renting

17.1%Private renting

26.2%Private renting

3.9%Social renting

33.7%Social renting

18.7%Social renting

1.5%Detached houses

6.1%Detached houses

6.0%Detached houses

11.3%Semi-detached houses

44.9%Semi-detached houses

26.6%Semi-detached houses

57.8%Terraced houses

29.2%Terraced houses

32.1%Terraced houses

13.1%Flats

15.8%Flats

21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Southmead has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 5.1 percentage points more than Bishopston and Ashley Down (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 227 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bishopston and Ashley Down, and 122 in Southmead. The typical postcode is 296 m from the nearest school in Bishopston and Ashley Down and 398 m in Southmead. The typical postcode is 796 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bishopston and Ashley Down and 2,626 m in Southmead. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Bishopston and Ashley Down and 94% in Southmead.

11.7%Green space within 500 m

16.8%Green space within 500 m

17.4%Green space within 500 m

227Services within 15 min (median)

122Services within 15 min (median)

148Services within 15 min (median)

296 mNearest school (median)

398 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

796 mNearest tram or rail (median)

2.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

1Postcodes in flood risk areas

24Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas

97.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

93.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 94 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bishopston and Ashley Down and 137 in Southmead, 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.

94Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

137Recorded 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.

Bishopston and Ashley Down

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.

Southmead

Southmead is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 13,192 people in 5,035 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £310,000 over the past two years, 11% below the Bristol, City of median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% below the Bristol, City of average.

More comparisons.

Bishopston and Ashley Down and Southmead next to other wards of Bristol, City of.

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