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Stoke Bishop
vs Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze

Stoke Bishop 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, 25% above Stoke Bishop. Stoke Bishop has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 11%).

People

Stoke Bishop has 13,067 residents in 4,398 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%, 4 percentage points more than Stoke Bishop (Bristol, City of: 13%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (27% and 26%).

13,067Residents (2021)
20,420Residents (2021)
472,465Residents (2021)
4,398Households
8,099Households
191,638Households
29.7%Aged 15–29
13.0%Aged 15–29
25.7%Aged 15–29
19.5%Aged 65 and over
23.5%Aged 65 and over
12.9%Aged 65 and over
26.5%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: 37% of homes in Stoke Bishop and 42% in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 6 percentage points more than Stoke Bishop (Bristol, City of: 54%). Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 1.1 percentage points more than Stoke Bishop (Bristol, City of: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £550,000 in Stoke Bishop and £686,250 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze, against £350,000 across Bristol, City of.

£550,000Median sale price
£686,250Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
74.9%Owner-occupied
80.9%Owner-occupied
54.0%Owner-occupied
12.1%Private renting
13.2%Private renting
26.2%Private renting
12.5%Social renting
5.5%Social renting
18.7%Social renting
29.3%Detached houses
19.4%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
37.0%Semi-detached houses
42.4%Semi-detached houses
26.6%Semi-detached houses
7.8%Terraced houses
18.3%Terraced houses
32.1%Terraced houses
17.5%Flats
11.3%Flats
21.9%Flats

Surroundings

Stoke Bishop has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 9.1 percentage points more than Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (Bristol, City of: 17%). A typical postcode has 63 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Stoke Bishop, and 152 in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. The typical postcode is 627 m from the nearest school in Stoke Bishop and 399 m in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. The typical postcode is 1,101 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Stoke Bishop and 2,110 m in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Stoke Bishop and 92% in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze.

20.0%Green space within 500 m
10.9%Green space within 500 m
17.4%Green space within 500 m
63Services within 15 min (median)
152Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
627 mNearest school (median)
399 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,234Postcodes in flood risk areas
93.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 67 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Stoke Bishop 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.

67Recorded 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.

Stoke Bishop

Stoke Bishop is one of 34 wards in Bristol, City of, home to 13,067 people in 4,398 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £550,000 over the past two years, 57% above the Bristol, City of median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% 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.

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