Bishopsworth
vs Hartcliffe and Withywood

Hartcliffe and Withywood has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Bishopsworth. Homes in Bishopsworth sold for a median of £345,000, 33% above Hartcliffe and Withywood. Bishopsworth has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 26%).

Bishopsworth

263 postcodes

Hartcliffe and Withywood

452 postcodes

Bristol, City of

city average

People

Bishopsworth has 12,278 residents in 5,151 households; Hartcliffe and Withywood has 18,641 in 7,421. Bishopsworth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 4.1 percentage points more than Hartcliffe and Withywood (Bristol, City of: 13%). Hartcliffe and Withywood has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2.1 percentage points more than Bishopsworth (Bristol, City of: 30%).

12,278Residents (2021)

18,641Residents (2021)

472,465Residents (2021)

5,151Households

7,421Households

191,638Households

18.0%Aged 15–29

19.6%Aged 15–29

25.7%Aged 15–29

17.7%Aged 65 and over

13.6%Aged 65 and over

12.9%Aged 65 and over

27.6%Living alone

29.7%Living alone

30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Bishopsworth and 34% in Hartcliffe and Withywood. Bishopsworth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 29.8 percentage points more than Hartcliffe and Withywood (Bristol, City of: 54%). Bishopsworth has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 7.3 percentage points more than Hartcliffe and Withywood (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £345,000 in Bishopsworth and £260,000 in Hartcliffe and Withywood, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£345,000Median sale price

£260,000Median sale price

£350,000Median sale price

69.5%Owner-occupied

39.7%Owner-occupied

54.0%Owner-occupied

16.8%Private renting

9.5%Private renting

26.2%Private renting

11.7%Social renting

49.3%Social renting

18.7%Social renting

5.7%Detached houses

4.0%Detached houses

6.0%Detached houses

45.4%Semi-detached houses

33.6%Semi-detached houses

26.6%Semi-detached houses

27.2%Terraced houses

32.3%Terraced houses

32.1%Terraced houses

15.3%Flats

26.1%Flats

21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Bishopsworth has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 1.8 percentage points more than Hartcliffe and Withywood (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 61 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bishopsworth, and 55 in Hartcliffe and Withywood. The typical postcode is 324 m from the nearest school in Bishopsworth and 359 m in Hartcliffe and Withywood. The typical postcode is 1,675 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bishopsworth and 2,913 m in Hartcliffe and Withywood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Bishopsworth and 98% in Hartcliffe and Withywood.

27.4%Green space within 500 m

25.6%Green space within 500 m

17.4%Green space within 500 m

61Services within 15 min (median)

55Services within 15 min (median)

148Services within 15 min (median)

324 mNearest school (median)

359 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

2.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

17Postcodes in flood risk areas

59Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas

98.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

98.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 118 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bishopsworth 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.

118Recorded 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.

Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 12,278 people in 5,151 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £345,000 over the past two years, in line with the Bristol, City of median. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 57% above the Bristol, City of average.

Hartcliffe and Withywood

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.

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