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Henbury and Brentry
vs Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze

Henbury and Brentry has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. Homes in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze sold for a median of £686,250, 114% above Henbury and Brentry. Henbury and Brentry has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 11%).

People

Henbury and Brentry has 13,203 residents in 5,571 households; Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze has 20,420 in 8,099. Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 7.5 percentage points more than Henbury and Brentry (Bristol, City of: 13%). Henbury and Brentry has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 3.8 percentage points more than Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (Bristol, City of: 30%).

13,203Residents (2021)
20,420Residents (2021)
472,465Residents (2021)
5,571Households
8,099Households
191,638Households
17.5%Aged 15–29
13.0%Aged 15–29
25.7%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 65 and over
23.5%Aged 65 and over
12.9%Aged 65 and over
30.1%Living alone
26.3%Living alone
30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Henbury and Brentry (29%) and semi-detached houses in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (42%). Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 26.6 percentage points more than Henbury and Brentry (Bristol, City of: 54%). Henbury and Brentry has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 2.3 percentage points more than Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £320,000 in Henbury and Brentry and £686,250 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£320,000Median sale price
£686,250Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
54.3%Owner-occupied
80.9%Owner-occupied
54.0%Owner-occupied
15.5%Private renting
13.2%Private renting
26.2%Private renting
29.1%Social renting
5.5%Social renting
18.7%Social renting
15.1%Detached houses
19.4%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
27.8%Semi-detached houses
42.4%Semi-detached houses
26.6%Semi-detached houses
24.2%Terraced houses
18.3%Terraced houses
32.1%Terraced houses
29.3%Flats
11.3%Flats
21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Henbury and Brentry has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 15.5 percentage points more than Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 77 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Henbury and Brentry, and 152 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. The typical postcode is 435 m from the nearest school in Henbury and Brentry and 399 m in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. The typical postcode is 3,518 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Henbury and Brentry and 2,110 m in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Henbury and Brentry and 92% in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze.

26.4%Green space within 500 m
10.9%Green space within 500 m
17.4%Green space within 500 m
77Services within 15 min (median)
152Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
435 mNearest school (median)
399 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas
91.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 137 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Henbury and Brentry and 78 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze, 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.

137Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
78Recorded 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.

Henbury and Brentry

Henbury and Brentry is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 13,203 people in 5,571 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 9% below the Bristol, City of median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% above the Bristol, City of average.

Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze

Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 20,420 people in 8,099 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £686,250 over the past two years, 96% above the Bristol, City of median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% below the Bristol, City of average.

More comparisons.

Henbury and Brentry and Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze next to other wards of Bristol, City of.