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Horfield
vs Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze

Horfield has the younger population: 30% 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, 74% above Horfield. Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Bristol, City of with Horfield highlighted
Horfield
250 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of with Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze highlighted
Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze
537 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of
Bristol, City of
city average

People

Horfield has 13,837 residents in 5,430 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%, 11.6 percentage points more than Horfield (Bristol, City of: 13%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 26%).

13,837Residents (2021)
20,420Residents (2021)
472,465Residents (2021)
5,430Households
8,099Households
191,638Households
29.7%Aged 15–29
13.0%Aged 15–29
25.7%Aged 15–29
11.9%Aged 65 and over
23.5%Aged 65 and over
12.9%Aged 65 and over
25.7%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: 36% of homes in Horfield and 42% in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 29.9 percentage points more than Horfield (Bristol, City of: 54%). Horfield has the higher share of private renting: 29%, 15.5 percentage points more than Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £395,000 in Horfield and £686,250 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£395,000Median sale price
£686,250Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
51.0%Owner-occupied
80.9%Owner-occupied
54.0%Owner-occupied
28.7%Private renting
13.2%Private renting
26.2%Private renting
19.2%Social renting
5.5%Social renting
18.7%Social renting
5.8%Detached houses
19.4%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
36.1%Semi-detached houses
42.4%Semi-detached houses
26.6%Semi-detached houses
34.2%Terraced houses
18.3%Terraced houses
32.1%Terraced houses
15.2%Flats
11.3%Flats
21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 1.4 percentage points more than Horfield (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 142 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Horfield, and 152 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. The typical postcode is 355 m from the nearest school in Horfield and 399 m in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. The typical postcode is 1,561 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Horfield and 2,110 m in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Horfield and 92% in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze.

9.5%Green space within 500 m
10.9%Green space within 500 m
17.4%Green space within 500 m
142Services within 15 min (median)
152Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
355 mNearest school (median)
399 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 149 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Horfield 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.

149Recorded 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.

Horfield

Horfield is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 13,837 people in 5,430 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £395,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Bristol, City of median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 45% below 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.

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

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