Redland
vs Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze
Redland has the younger population: 26% 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, 13% above Redland. Redland has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Redland has 12,928 residents in 5,004 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%, 11.8 percentage points more than Redland (Bristol, City of: 13%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 26%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Redland (30%) 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%, 13.9 percentage points more than Redland (Bristol, City of: 54%). Redland has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 16.3 percentage points more than Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £606,000 in Redland and £686,250 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.
Surroundings
Redland has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 1.6 percentage points more than Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 315 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Redland, and 152 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. The typical postcode is 344 m from the nearest school in Redland and 399 m in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. The typical postcode is 907 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Redland and 2,110 m in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Redland and 92% in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 54 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Redland 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.
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.
Redland is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 12,928 people in 5,004 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £606,000 over the past two years, 73% above 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.
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.
Redland and Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze next to other wards of Bristol, City of.