St James Barton, Bristol, BS1 3LY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BS1 3LY is primarily male, with 56.4% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	37.7%	43.6%	5.9%	51.0%	-7.4%
Male	62.3%	56.4%	-5.9%	49.0%	7.4%

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 3LY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 83.5% 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	79.7%	83.5%	3.8%	37.9%	45.6%
Married: Opposite sex	11.6%	10.4%	-1.2%	44.2%	-33.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	4.7%	3.1%	-1.6%	9.1%	-6.0%
Widowed	2.3%	1%	-1.3%	6.1%	-5.1%

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 (93.7%) 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	61.7%	55.5%	-6.2%	48.4%	7.1%
Good health	29.1%	38.2%	9.1%	33.6%	4.6%
Fair health	6.3%	5.6%	-0.7%	12.7%	-7.1%
Bad health	2.3%	0.5%	-1.8%	4.0%	-3.5%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 3LY this area, 2.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 56%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.5%	2.6%	-0.9%	18.2%	-15.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.4%	1.9%	-4.5%	9.6%	-7.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.1%	5.8%	-2.3%	13.4%	-7.6%
Apprenticeship	0%	0.5%	0.5%	5.3%	-4.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	31.7%	23.0%	16.9%	14.8%
Degree or Similar	69.2%	56%	-13.2%	33.8%	22.2%
Other	4.1%	1.4%	-2.7%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.8% 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%	1.9%	1.9%	1.1%	0.8%
Chinese	6.9%	3.3%	-3.6%	0.7%	2.6%
Indian	1.7%	2.8%	1.1%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	1.1%	3.1%	2.0%	2.7%	0.4%
Other Asian	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	2.3%	3.3%	1.0%	2.5%	0.8%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%
White	80%	70.8%	-9.2%	81.4%	-10.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	4%	4.0%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.4% 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	66.3%	65.4%	-0.9%	83.2%	-17.8%
European Union	17.1%	15.8%	-1.3%	6.1%	9.7%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	5.7%	4.2%	-1.5%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	10.3%	10.6%	0.3%	5.6%	5.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	3.1%	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.1%	65.1%	0.0%	83.2%	-18.1%
10+ Years	8%	6.6%	-1.4%	9.8%	-3.2%
5-10 Years	8%	10.3%	2.3%	2.9%	7.4%
2-5 Years	14.9%	7%	-7.9%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	4%	11%	7.0%	1.9%	9.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.9%	76.7%	-7.8%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	3.5%	0.4%	3.1%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	4.7%	1.5%	3.2%
North Africa	2.6%	0.1%	2.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	2.1%	13.5%	-11.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	60.1%	37.2%	22.9%
Christian	18.3%	46.2%	-27.9%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	8.2%	6.5%	1.7%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is St James Barton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St James Barton was 200.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.1% higher than the Ashley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

St James Barton has the 35th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley and the 250th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 102.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in BS1 3LY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 10/10 (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 St James Barton are based on 316 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 St James Barton, Bristol, BS1 3LY

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS1 3LY

Average Price
£303,368

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£303,368

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St James Barton

Average Price
£412,127

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£358,612

Other
£8,813,904

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St James BartonStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 104 51.02 Apartments St James Barton, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2024-06-20	£214,514
Flat 307 51.02 Apartments St James Barton, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2022-04-14	£235,910
Flat 410 51.02 Apartments St James Barton, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2022-04-05	£230,781
Flat 206 51.02 Apartments St James Barton, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2021-11-29	£218,620
Flat 108 51.02 Apartments St James Barton, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2021-01-28	£320,865

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BS1 3LY

Employment

BS1 3LY area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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 3LY 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

Full-Time Employee	195
Student (economically inactive)	94
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	51
Part-Time Employee	26
Self-Employed	20
Other	10
Retired	9
Unemployed	7
Looking after home or family	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Human health and social work activities	13
Information and communication	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Education	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Other	3
Manufacturing	3
Construction	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	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	618 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	937 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	1,794 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	1,960 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	2,349 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Dolphin School 25a Bath Buildings , Montpelier BS6 5PT	3out of 4	764 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cabot Primary School Halston Drive , St Paul's BS2 9JE	3out of 4	850 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cotham Gardens Primary School 18 Cotham Grove , BS6 6AL	3out of 4	867 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School Aberdeen Road , Redland BS6 6HY	4out of 4	1,048 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School Pennywell Road , BS5 0TJ	1out of 4	1,140 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cotham School Cotham Lawn Road , Cotham BS6 6DT	3out of 4	859 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Montpelier High School Cheltenham Road , BS6 5RD	4out of 4	876 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Bristol Cathedral Choir School College Square , BS1 5TS	4out of 4	1,321 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redland Green School Redland Court Road , Redland BS6 7EH	4out of 4	1,741 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School Somerset Square , BS1 6RT	4out of 4	1,750 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	1,545 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Bristol Post 16 Centre Charnwood House , 30 Cotham Park BS6 6BU	- not rated	687 yd	Sixth form centres	No	Mixed	More About School
Andalusia Academy Bristol Old School Building , St Matthias Park BS2 0BA	- not rated	841 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Bristol Senate House , Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH	- not rated	890 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bristol Grammar School University Road , BS8 1SR	- not rated	1,008 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bristol Hospital Education Service Falkland Road , Montpelier BS6 5JL	4out of 4	1,317 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pieminister Limited	24 Stokes Croft	117 yd
Don Tony's	The Full Moon Backpacker Hotel And Attic Bar, North Street	117 yd
Flow	8a Haymarket Walk	123 yd
Mayflower Chinese Restaurant	3 Haymarket Walk	123 yd
Firewood Grill	22 Bond Street	132 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Full Moon Backpacker Hostel & Attic Bar	The Full Moon Backpacker Hotel And Attic Bar, North Street	117 yd
Lakota Nightclub	6 Upper York Street	149 yd
Beefeater Restaurant Grill Bar	Bristol Fashion, The Haymarket	185 yd
No 51	51 Stokes Croft	271 yd
The Bell	The Bell, 16-18 Hillgrove Street	302 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cornish Bakehouse	Kiosk 2, The Haymarket	185 yd
Serco PECS	Bristol Magistrates Court, Marlborough Street	189 yd
Snog Frozen Yoghurt	Unit 4, Avonmead House, 40-48 Stokes Croft	208 yd
Subway	Hamilton Court, Montague Street	208 yd
Big Bao	Kiosk 2b, Broadmead	281 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Metro	92-98 Broadmead	324 yd
Lidl	33 Union Street	420 yd
Ding Sing	2-4 Fairfax Street	485 yd
Co-op	Clarence Place	867 yd
The Green Melon	128 Ashley Road	1,049 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Reviva Health Club For Women (Bristol) (Closed) New Broadmead New Broadmead Union Street	health and fitness suite	330 yd
Pure Gym (Bristol Union Gate) UNION STREET	health and fitness suite	337 yd
The Gym (Bristol City Centre) Unit LS4A & LS4B Unit LS4A & LS4B Quakers Friars	health and fitness suite	423 yd
Mygym UNIT B UNIT B DEAN STREET	health and fitness suite	456 yd
Carrefour Health & Beauty (Bristol) (Closed) 15-29 15-29 Union Street	health and fitness suite	474 yd
Fitness4Less (Bristol) FITNESS FOR LESS FITNESS FOR LESS ALL SAINTS STREET	health and fitness suite	523 yd
The Grand Hotel Leisure Club (Bristol) NEWMARKET AVENUE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	606 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Bristol City Centre) LOWER CASTLE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	654 yd
Kingsdown Leisure Centre PORTLAND STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	670 yd
St Pauls Community Sports Academy NEWFOUNDLAND ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	805 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.7%

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	3.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	202.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	85.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BS1 3LY