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Clifton
vs Southville

Clifton has the younger population: 43% of residents are aged 15–29, against 28% in Southville. Homes in Clifton sold for a median of £450,000, 22% above Southville. Clifton has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Bristol, City of with Clifton highlighted
Clifton
330 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of with Southville highlighted
Southville
327 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of
Bristol, City of
city average

People

Clifton has 13,018 residents in 5,652 households; Southville has 12,874 in 5,776. Clifton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 3.2 percentage points more than Southville (Bristol, City of: 13%). Clifton has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 4.1 percentage points more than Southville (Bristol, City of: 30%).

13,018Residents (2021)
12,874Residents (2021)
472,465Residents (2021)
5,652Households
5,776Households
191,638Households
43.1%Aged 15–29
28.3%Aged 15–29
25.7%Aged 15–29
12.6%Aged 65 and over
9.4%Aged 65 and over
12.9%Aged 65 and over
36.9%Living alone
32.8%Living alone
30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Clifton (28%) and terraced houses in Southville (42%). Southville has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 49%, 5.3 percentage points more than Clifton (Bristol, City of: 54%). Clifton has the higher share of private renting: 48%, 13 percentage points more than Southville (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £450,000 in Clifton and £368,025 in Southville, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£450,000Median sale price
£368,025Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
43.2%Owner-occupied
48.5%Owner-occupied
54.0%Owner-occupied
47.9%Private renting
34.9%Private renting
26.2%Private renting
8.5%Social renting
15.8%Social renting
18.7%Social renting
2.0%Detached houses
1.0%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
5.2%Semi-detached houses
7.4%Semi-detached houses
26.6%Semi-detached houses
17.3%Terraced houses
41.8%Terraced houses
32.1%Terraced houses
28.4%Flats
28.7%Flats
21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Clifton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 7.4 percentage points more than Southville (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 371 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Clifton, and 404 in Southville. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Clifton and 246 m in Southville. The typical postcode is 834 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clifton and 453 m in Southville. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Clifton and 90% in Southville.

17.4%Green space within 500 m
10.0%Green space within 500 m
17.4%Green space within 500 m
371Services within 15 min (median)
404Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
361 mNearest school (median)
246 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
834 mNearest tram or rail (median)
453 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
95Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.8%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 201 in Southville, 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
201Recorded 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.

Southville

Southville is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 12,874 people in 5,776 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £368,025 over the past two years, 5% above the Bristol, City of median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% below the Bristol, City of average.

More comparisons.

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

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