Is City of Bristol a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in City of Bristol, from official data · 18 postcode districts · 11,753 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in City of Bristol, from official data · 18 postcode districts · 11,753 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in City of Bristol sold for £352,262 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.1% on a year earlier. Across Bristol, police record 147 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of City of Bristol, the nearest primary school is Cabot Primary School, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; the nearest secondary is E-ACT Montpelier High School, 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk (Ofsted: inadequate); the nearest GP surgery is Broadmead Medical Centre, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Montpelier station is 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk; the nearest park is 40 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across Bristol, police record 147 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in City of Bristol sold for £352,262 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.1% on a year earlier. By type: detached £689,391, semi-detached £447,013, terraced £383,538, flats £241,393. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Cabot Primary School, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is E-ACT Montpelier High School, 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk (Ofsted: inadequate). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Montpelier is 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £48,442 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.