Clifton
vs Hotwells and Harbourside

Hotwells and Harbourside has the younger population: 45% of residents are aged 15–29, against 43% in Clifton. Homes in Clifton sold for a median of £450,000, 29% above Hotwells and Harbourside. Clifton has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 13%).

Clifton

330 postcodes

Hotwells and Harbourside

192 postcodes

Bristol, City of

city average

People

Clifton has 13,018 residents in 5,652 households; Hotwells and Harbourside has 6,037 in 2,840. Clifton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 3.6 percentage points more than Hotwells and Harbourside (Bristol, City of: 13%). Hotwells and Harbourside has the higher share of people living alone: 41%, 4 percentage points more than Clifton (Bristol, City of: 30%).

13,018Residents (2021)

6,037Residents (2021)

472,465Residents (2021)

5,652Households

2,840Households

191,638Households

43.1%Aged 15–29

44.9%Aged 15–29

25.7%Aged 15–29

12.6%Aged 65 and over

9.0%Aged 65 and over

12.9%Aged 65 and over

36.9%Living alone

40.9%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 67% in Hotwells and Harbourside. Clifton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 7.7 percentage points more than Hotwells and Harbourside (Bristol, City of: 54%). Hotwells and Harbourside has the higher share of private renting: 51%, 2.6 percentage points more than Clifton (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £450,000 in Clifton and £350,000 in Hotwells and Harbourside, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£450,000Median sale price

£350,000Median sale price

43.2%Owner-occupied

35.5%Owner-occupied

54.0%Owner-occupied

47.9%Private renting

50.5%Private renting

26.2%Private renting

8.5%Social renting

11.5%Social renting

18.7%Social renting

2.0%Detached houses

0.7%Detached houses

6.0%Detached houses

5.2%Semi-detached houses

3.4%Semi-detached houses

26.6%Semi-detached houses

17.3%Terraced houses

14.9%Terraced houses

32.1%Terraced houses

28.4%Flats

67.2%Flats

21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Clifton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 4.8 percentage points more than Hotwells and Harbourside (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 371 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Clifton, and 772 in Hotwells and Harbourside. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Clifton and 337 m in Hotwells and Harbourside. The typical postcode is 834 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clifton and 381 m in Hotwells and Harbourside. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Clifton and 84% in Hotwells and Harbourside.

17.4%Green space within 500 m

12.6%Green space within 500 m

17.4%Green space within 500 m

371Services within 15 min (median)

772Services within 15 min (median)

148Services within 15 min (median)

361 mNearest school (median)

337 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

834 mNearest tram or rail (median)

381 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

3Postcodes in flood risk areas

81Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas

92.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

83.8%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 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.

82Recorded 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

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.

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

Clifton vs Clifton Down Clifton vs Central Clifton vs Southville Hotwells and Harbourside vs Southville Hotwells and Harbourside vs Central Hotwells and Harbourside vs Bedminster All wards of Bristol, City of

Cliftonvs Hotwells and Harbourside