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Clifton
vs Clifton Down

Clifton Down has the younger population: 50% of residents are aged 15–29, against 43% in Clifton. Homes in Clifton sold for a median of £450,000, 7% above Clifton Down. Clifton has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Bristol, City of with Clifton highlighted
Clifton
330 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of with Clifton Down highlighted
Clifton Down
290 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of
Bristol, City of
city average

People

Clifton has 13,018 residents in 5,652 households; Clifton Down has 11,425 in 4,931. Clifton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 4 percentage points more than Clifton Down (Bristol, City of: 13%). Clifton has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 4.4 percentage points more than Clifton Down (Bristol, City of: 30%).

13,018Residents (2021)
11,425Residents (2021)
472,465Residents (2021)
5,652Households
4,931Households
191,638Households
43.1%Aged 15–29
50.3%Aged 15–29
25.7%Aged 15–29
12.6%Aged 65 and over
8.6%Aged 65 and over
12.9%Aged 65 and over
36.9%Living alone
32.5%Living alone
30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 28% of homes in Clifton and 23% in Clifton Down. Clifton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 6.5 percentage points more than Clifton Down (Bristol, City of: 54%). Clifton Down has the higher share of private renting: 59%, 10.8 percentage points more than Clifton (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £450,000 in Clifton and £420,000 in Clifton Down, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£450,000Median sale price
£420,000Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
43.2%Owner-occupied
36.7%Owner-occupied
54.0%Owner-occupied
47.9%Private renting
58.7%Private renting
26.2%Private renting
8.5%Social renting
4.3%Social renting
18.7%Social renting
2.0%Detached houses
2.1%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
5.2%Semi-detached houses
8.7%Semi-detached houses
26.6%Semi-detached houses
17.3%Terraced houses
10.7%Terraced houses
32.1%Terraced houses
28.4%Flats
23.3%Flats
21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Clifton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 5.8 percentage points more than Clifton Down (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 371 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Clifton, and 381 in Clifton Down. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Clifton and 341 m in Clifton Down. The typical postcode is 834 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clifton and 428 m in Clifton Down. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Clifton and 97% in Clifton Down.

17.4%Green space within 500 m
11.6%Green space within 500 m
17.4%Green space within 500 m
371Services within 15 min (median)
381Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
361 mNearest school (median)
341 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
834 mNearest tram or rail (median)
428 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 82 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Clifton and 92 in Clifton Down, 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.

82Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
92Recorded 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

Clifton is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 13,018 people in 5,652 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £450,000 over the past two years, 29% above the Bristol, City of median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Bristol, City of average.

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.

More comparisons.

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

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