Filwood
vs Hartcliffe and Withywood
Filwood has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Hartcliffe and Withywood. Homes in Filwood sold for a median of £284,750, 10% above Hartcliffe and Withywood. Hartcliffe and Withywood has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
Filwood has 14,300 residents in 5,412 households; Hartcliffe and Withywood has 18,641 in 7,421. Hartcliffe and Withywood has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 2.1 percentage points more than Filwood (Bristol, City of: 13%). Hartcliffe and Withywood has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 4.9 percentage points more than Filwood (Bristol, City of: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 57% of homes in Filwood and 34% in Hartcliffe and Withywood. Filwood has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 47%, 7 percentage points more than Hartcliffe and Withywood (Bristol, City of: 54%). Filwood has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 3.6 percentage points more than Hartcliffe and Withywood (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £284,750 in Filwood and £260,000 in Hartcliffe and Withywood, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.
Surroundings
Hartcliffe and Withywood has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 3.2 percentage points more than Filwood (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 92 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Filwood, and 55 in Hartcliffe and Withywood. The typical postcode is 265 m from the nearest school in Filwood and 359 m in Hartcliffe and Withywood. The typical postcode is 1,540 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Filwood and 2,913 m in Hartcliffe and Withywood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Filwood and 98% in Hartcliffe and Withywood.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 170 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Filwood 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.
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.
Filwood is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 14,300 people in 5,412 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £284,750 over the past two years, 19% below the Bristol, City of median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% above the Bristol, City of average.
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.
Filwood and Hartcliffe and Withywood next to other wards of Bristol, City of.