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Frome Vale
vs Lockleaze

Lockleaze has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Frome Vale. Homes in Lockleaze sold for a median of £350,000, 4% above Frome Vale. Frome Vale has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 24%).

Map of Bristol, City of with Frome Vale highlighted
Frome Vale
345 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of with Lockleaze highlighted
Lockleaze
256 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of
Bristol, City of
city average

People

Frome Vale has 14,057 residents in 5,617 households; Lockleaze has 13,395 in 4,994. Frome Vale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 5.3 percentage points more than Lockleaze (Bristol, City of: 13%). Frome Vale has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 5.2 percentage points more than Lockleaze (Bristol, City of: 30%).

14,057Residents (2021)
13,395Residents (2021)
472,465Residents (2021)
5,617Households
4,994Households
191,638Households
23.3%Aged 15–29
24.2%Aged 15–29
25.7%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 65 and over
12.0%Aged 65 and over
12.9%Aged 65 and over
31.5%Living alone
26.3%Living alone
30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 33% of homes in Frome Vale and 44% in Lockleaze. Frome Vale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 59%, 7.6 percentage points more than Lockleaze (Bristol, City of: 54%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (21% and 21%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £335,000 in Frome Vale and £350,000 in Lockleaze, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£335,000Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
58.8%Owner-occupied
51.2%Owner-occupied
54.0%Owner-occupied
21.0%Private renting
21.1%Private renting
26.2%Private renting
19.0%Social renting
26.5%Social renting
18.7%Social renting
11.7%Detached houses
4.9%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
32.8%Semi-detached houses
43.5%Semi-detached houses
26.6%Semi-detached houses
28.8%Terraced houses
33.1%Terraced houses
32.1%Terraced houses
19.5%Flats
13.1%Flats
21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Frome Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 1.4 percentage points more than Lockleaze (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 130 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Frome Vale, and 122 in Lockleaze. The typical postcode is 316 m from the nearest school in Frome Vale and 368 m in Lockleaze. The typical postcode is 2,966 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Frome Vale and 1,004 m in Lockleaze. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Frome Vale and 93% in Lockleaze.

25.2%Green space within 500 m
23.8%Green space within 500 m
17.4%Green space within 500 m
130Services within 15 min (median)
122Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
316 mNearest school (median)
368 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 151 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Frome Vale and 216 in Lockleaze, 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.

151Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
216Recorded 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.

Frome Vale

Frome Vale is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 14,057 people in 5,617 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £335,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Bristol, City of median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 45% above the Bristol, City of average.

Lockleaze

Lockleaze is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 13,395 people in 4,994 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 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% above the Bristol, City of average.

More comparisons.

Frome Vale and Lockleaze next to other wards of Bristol, City of.

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