Lewins Mead, Bristol, BS1 2NH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BS1 2NH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.5%	50.5%	2.0%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	51.5%	49.5%	-2.0%	49.0%	0.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around BS1 2NH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 95.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	92.7%	95.5%	2.8%	37.9%	57.6%
Married: Opposite sex	3.7%	3.3%	-0.4%	44.2%	-40.9%
Separated	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	2.2%	-1.7%
Divorced	2.1%	0.8%	-1.3%	9.1%	-8.3%
Widowed	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	6.1%	-6.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	58.3%	55.6%	-2.7%	48.4%	7.2%
Good health	36%	36.7%	0.7%	33.6%	3.1%
Fair health	4.6%	6.8%	2.2%	12.7%	-5.9%
Bad health	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	4.0%	-3.2%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%	1.2%	-1.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around BS1 2NH this area, 0.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	18.2%	-17.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.6%	0.7%	-2.9%	9.6%	-8.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	3%	-8.2%	13.4%	-10.4%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	5.3%	-5.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	67%	68.9%	1.9%	16.9%	52.0%
Degree or Similar	15%	23.2%	8.2%	33.8%	-10.6%
Other	2.6%	3%	0.4%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.2% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	1.8%	10.5%	8.7%	0.7%	9.8%
Indian	1.7%	4.1%	2.4%	3.1%	1.0%
Pakistani	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	0.7%	3.7%	3.0%	1.6%	2.1%
Black African	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
White	89.7%	68.2%	-21.5%	81.4%	-13.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.2%	2.1%	1.9%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.8%	67%	-18.8%	83.2%	-16.2%
European Union	5%	10%	5.0%	6.1%	3.9%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	2.7%	-0.8%
Middle East and Asia	2.6%	17.7%	15.1%	5.6%	12.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.4%	67.2%	-18.2%	83.2%	-16.0%
10+ Years	4.8%	5.7%	0.9%	9.8%	-4.1%
5-10 Years	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	4.6%	20.3%	15.7%	1.9%	18.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	76.7%	-4.2%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	8.6%	0.3%	8.3%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
South-East Asia	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Central Asia	1%	0.0%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
No passport held	1.7%	13.5%	-11.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	59.6%	37.2%	22.4%
Christian	15.9%	46.2%	-30.3%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	3.5%	6.5%	-3.0%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	15.5%	6.0%	9.5%

Safety

Is Lewins Mead Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lewins Mead was 77.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 83.1% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lewins Mead has the 24th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central and the 621st lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -22.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,200

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in BS1 2NH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lewins Mead are based on 216 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of Bristol.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lewins Mead, Bristol, BS1 2NH

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS1 2NH

Average Price
£6,286,521

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£6,286,521

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lewins Mead

Average Price
£365,798

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£332,002

Other
£1,374,877

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lewins MeadStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
St. Bartholomews House Lewins Mead, Bristol, City Of Bristol Other, an established residential building	£4,485,891	2015-12-01	£6,261,425

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BS1 2NH

Employment

BS1 2NH area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in BS1 2NH area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	629
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	133
Full-Time Employee	76
Self-Employed	22
Part-Time Employee	9
Unemployed	7
Retired	5
Looking after home or family	2
Other	1
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	64
Accommodation and food service activities	41
Other	18
Human health and social work activities	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	7
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Transport and storage	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre Little Bishop Street , St Paul's BS2 9JF	4out of 4	1,232 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre Haviland House , St Judes BS2 0DT	4out of 4	1,334 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School Spencer House , Ship Lane BS1 6RR	4out of 4	1,499 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre Albert Crescent , St Philip's Marsh BS2 0SU	3out of 4	2,461 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Werburghs Park Nursery School Glenfrome Road , St Werburgh's BS2 9UX	3out of 4	2,590 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cathedral Primary School College Square , BS1 5TS	3out of 4	729 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School Aberdeen Road , Redland BS6 6HY	4out of 4	956 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cotham Gardens Primary School 18 Cotham Grove , BS6 6AL	3out of 4	1,144 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Dolphin School 25a Bath Buildings , Montpelier BS6 5PT	3out of 4	1,330 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Church of England Primary School Royal Park , Clifton BS8 3AW	3out of 4	1,393 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bristol Cathedral Choir School College Square , BS1 5TS	4out of 4	729 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cotham School Cotham Lawn Road , Cotham BS6 6DT	3out of 4	869 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Montpelier High School Cheltenham Road , BS6 5RD	4out of 4	1,404 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School Somerset Square , BS1 6RT	4out of 4	1,482 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Redland Green School Redland Court Road , Redland BS6 7EH	4out of 4	1,979 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of Bristol College St George's Road , Anchor Road BS1 5UA	- not rated	919 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Bristol Senate House , Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH	- not rated	493 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bristol Grammar School University Road , BS8 1SR	- not rated	541 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Berkeley Place , Clifton BS8 1JX	- not rated	891 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Bristol Post 16 Centre Charnwood House , 30 Cotham Park BS6 6BU	- not rated	905 yd	Sixth form centres	No	Mixed	More About School
Andalusia Academy Bristol Old School Building , St Matthias Park BS2 0BA	- not rated	1,147 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hotel Du Vin & Bistro	Hotel Du Vin, The Sugar House, Narrow Lewins Mead	34 yd
Ahh toots cakery and biscuiter Ltd	17&19 Christmas Street	40 yd
The Christmas Steps	The Christmas Steps, 2 Christmas Steps	45 yd
The Scrandit	14 Christmas Steps	45 yd
Chance & Counters	20 Christmas Steps	45 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Forge	Unit 4 Colston Yard	77 yd
The Bristol Beacon Level 1 and Terrace Bars	Colston Street	98 yd
The Bay Horse	The Bay Horse, 1 Lewins Mead	113 yd
The Gryphon	41 Colston Street	124 yd
White Lion Hotel	The White Lion, Colston Avenue	162 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chori Bandits	14 Christmas Steps	45 yd
Banh Wagon	12 Colston Street	102 yd
Urban Tandoor	13 Small Street	170 yd
Taka Taka Bar	Unit 2, New Bridewell, Bridewell Street	208 yd
Fresh Bakery	2-4 Fairfax Street	287 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ding Sing	2-4 Fairfax Street	287 yd
Lidl	33 Union Street	384 yd
Tesco Metro	92-98 Broadmead	430 yd
Co-op	Clarence Place	702 yd
Sainsbury's Central	48-56 Queens Road	753 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Grand Hotel Leisure Club (Bristol) NEWMARKET AVENUE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	269 yd
Fitness4Less (Bristol) FITNESS FOR LESS FITNESS FOR LESS ALL SAINTS STREET	health and fitness suite	326 yd
Reviva Health Club For Women (Bristol) (Closed) New Broadmead New Broadmead Union Street	health and fitness suite	344 yd
Pure Gym (Bristol Union Gate) UNION STREET	health and fitness suite	350 yd
Carrefour Health & Beauty (Bristol) (Closed) 15-29 15-29 Union Street	health and fitness suite	389 yd
Bristol Ice Rink (John Nike Leisuresport) (Closed) Frogmore Street	ice rinks	448 yd
University Of Bristol (Indoor Sports Centre) INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE TYNDALL AVENUE	health and fitness suite	586 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Bristol Royal Hotel) Bristol Marriott Royal Bristol Marriott Royal College Green	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	625 yd
Bristol Grammar School UNIVERSITY ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	669 yd
Workout Bristol FLOATING HARBOUR FLOATING HARBOUR WELSH BACK	health and fitness suite, squash courts	680 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	14.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BS1 2NH