Clifton Down
vs Hotwells and Harbourside

Clifton Down has the younger population: 50% of residents are aged 15–29, against 45% in Hotwells and Harbourside. Homes in Clifton Down sold for a median of £420,000, 20% above Hotwells and Harbourside. Hotwells and Harbourside has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 12%).

Clifton Down

290 postcodes

Hotwells and Harbourside

192 postcodes

Bristol, City of

city average

People

Clifton Down has 11,425 residents in 4,931 households; Hotwells and Harbourside has 6,037 in 2,840. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (9% and 9%). Hotwells and Harbourside has the higher share of people living alone: 41%, 8.4 percentage points more than Clifton Down (Bristol, City of: 30%).

11,425Residents (2021)

6,037Residents (2021)

472,465Residents (2021)

4,931Households

2,840Households

191,638Households

50.3%Aged 15–29

44.9%Aged 15–29

25.7%Aged 15–29

8.6%Aged 65 and over

9.0%Aged 65 and over

12.9%Aged 65 and over

32.5%Living alone

40.9%Living alone

30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 23% of homes in Clifton Down and 67% in Hotwells and Harbourside. Clifton Down has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 37%, 1.2 percentage points more than Hotwells and Harbourside (Bristol, City of: 54%). Clifton Down has the higher share of private renting: 59%, 8.2 percentage points more than Hotwells and Harbourside (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £420,000 in Clifton Down and £350,000 in Hotwells and Harbourside, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£420,000Median sale price

£350,000Median sale price

36.7%Owner-occupied

35.5%Owner-occupied

54.0%Owner-occupied

58.7%Private renting

50.5%Private renting

26.2%Private renting

4.3%Social renting

11.5%Social renting

18.7%Social renting

2.1%Detached houses

0.7%Detached houses

6.0%Detached houses

8.7%Semi-detached houses

3.4%Semi-detached houses

26.6%Semi-detached houses

10.7%Terraced houses

14.9%Terraced houses

32.1%Terraced houses

23.3%Flats

67.2%Flats

21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Hotwells and Harbourside has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 1 percentage point more than Clifton Down (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 381 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Clifton Down, and 772 in Hotwells and Harbourside. The typical postcode is 341 m from the nearest school in Clifton Down and 337 m in Hotwells and Harbourside. The typical postcode is 428 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clifton Down and 381 m in Hotwells and Harbourside. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Clifton Down and 84% in Hotwells and Harbourside.

11.6%Green space within 500 m

12.6%Green space within 500 m

17.4%Green space within 500 m

381Services within 15 min (median)

772Services within 15 min (median)

148Services within 15 min (median)

341 mNearest school (median)

337 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

428 mNearest tram or rail (median)

381 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

0Postcodes in flood risk areas

81Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas

96.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

83.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 92 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Clifton Down 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.

92Recorded 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.

Clifton Down

Clifton Down is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 11,425 people in 4,931 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £420,000 over the past two years, 20% 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.

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.

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

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