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Hotwells and Harbourside
vs Southville

Hotwells and Harbourside has the younger population: 45% of residents are aged 15–29, against 28% in Southville. Homes in Southville sold for a median of £368,025, 5% above Hotwells and Harbourside. Hotwells and Harbourside has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Bristol, City of with Hotwells and Harbourside highlighted
Hotwells and Harbourside
192 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of with Southville highlighted
Southville
327 postcodes
Map of Bristol, City of
Bristol, City of
city average

People

Hotwells and Harbourside has 6,037 residents in 2,840 households; Southville has 12,874 in 5,776. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (9% and 9%). Hotwells and Harbourside has the higher share of people living alone: 41%, 8.1 percentage points more than Southville (Bristol, City of: 30%).

6,037Residents (2021)
12,874Residents (2021)
472,465Residents (2021)
2,840Households
5,776Households
191,638Households
44.9%Aged 15–29
28.3%Aged 15–29
25.7%Aged 15–29
9.0%Aged 65 and over
9.4%Aged 65 and over
12.9%Aged 65 and over
40.9%Living alone
32.8%Living alone
30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Hotwells and Harbourside (67%) and terraced houses in Southville (42%). Southville has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 49%, 13 percentage points more than Hotwells and Harbourside (Bristol, City of: 54%). Hotwells and Harbourside has the higher share of private renting: 51%, 15.6 percentage points more than Southville (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Hotwells and Harbourside and £368,025 in Southville, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£350,000Median sale price
£368,025Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
35.5%Owner-occupied
48.5%Owner-occupied
54.0%Owner-occupied
50.5%Private renting
34.9%Private renting
26.2%Private renting
11.5%Social renting
15.8%Social renting
18.7%Social renting
0.7%Detached houses
1.0%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
3.4%Semi-detached houses
7.4%Semi-detached houses
26.6%Semi-detached houses
14.9%Terraced houses
41.8%Terraced houses
32.1%Terraced houses
67.2%Flats
28.7%Flats
21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Hotwells and Harbourside has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 2.6 percentage points more than Southville (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 772 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hotwells and Harbourside, and 404 in Southville. The typical postcode is 337 m from the nearest school in Hotwells and Harbourside and 246 m in Southville. The typical postcode is 381 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hotwells and Harbourside and 453 m in Southville. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Hotwells and Harbourside and 90% in Southville.

12.6%Green space within 500 m
10.0%Green space within 500 m
17.4%Green space within 500 m
772Services within 15 min (median)
404Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
337 mNearest school (median)
246 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
381 mNearest tram or rail (median)
453 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
81Postcodes in flood risk areas
95Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas
83.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 205 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hotwells and Harbourside 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.

205Recorded 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.

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Hotwells and Harbourside

Hotwells and Harbourside is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 6,037 people in 2,840 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 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below 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.

Hotwells and Harbourside and Southville next to other wards of Bristol, City of.

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