Lower Guinea Street, Bristol, BS1 6QX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BS1 6QX 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	53.3%	43.6%	-9.7%	51.0%	-7.4%
Male	46.7%	56.4%	9.7%	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 6QX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50% 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	39.1%	50%	10.9%	37.9%	12.1%
Married: Opposite sex	33.4%	34.4%	1.0%	44.2%	-9.8%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	3.1%	1.8%	0.3%	2.8%
Separated	4.6%	4.7%	0.1%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	15.9%	6.3%	-9.6%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	5.6%	1.6%	-4.0%	6.1%	-4.5%

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%) 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	40.7%	60.6%	19.9%	48.4%	12.2%
Good health	36.2%	32.4%	-3.8%	33.6%	-1.2%
Fair health	15.1%	4.9%	-10.2%	12.7%	-7.8%
Bad health	6.1%	2.1%	-4.0%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	2%	0%	-2.0%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 6QX this area, 2.4% 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 66.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	42.1%	2.4%	-39.7%	18.2%	-15.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	7.9%	-6.0%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.6%	6.3%	-4.3%	13.4%	-7.1%
Apprenticeship	4%	1.6%	-2.4%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	15%	7.7%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	11.9%	66.9%	55.0%	33.8%	33.1%
Other	10.3%	0%	-10.3%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73.4% 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	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	27%	10.1%	-16.9%	2.5%	7.6%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	9.7%	0.7%	-9.0%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	0.4%	2.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	0.7%	-1.5%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	50.3%	73.4%	23.1%	81.4%	-8.0%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	5.2%	5%	-0.2%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.9% 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	62.9%	67.9%	5.0%	83.2%	-15.3%
European Union	6.3%	9.3%	3.0%	6.1%	3.2%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	24.7%	9.3%	-15.4%	2.7%	6.6%
Middle East and Asia	2.9%	6.4%	3.5%	5.6%	0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	5%	3.2%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.2%	67.9%	5.7%	83.2%	-15.3%
10+ Years	3.8%	15.7%	11.9%	9.8%	5.9%
5-10 Years	9.7%	5.7%	-4.0%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	14.4%	6.4%	-8.0%	2.2%	4.2%
Less than 2 years	9.9%	4.3%	-5.6%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.1%	76.7%	-4.6%
France	5%	0.3%	4.7%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	2.9%	0.2%	2.7%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
No passport held	8.6%	13.5%	-4.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.6%	37.2%	11.4%
Christian	28.6%	46.2%	-17.6%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Jewish	3.6%	0.5%	3.1%
Muslim	7.9%	6.5%	1.4%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Lower Guinea Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lower Guinea Street was 306.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 32.7% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lower Guinea Street has the 20th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central and the 122nd highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 162.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.0%.

🔎 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 6QX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Lower Guinea Street are based on 21 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 Lower Guinea Street, Bristol, BS1 6QX

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS1 6QX

Average Price
£844,592

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£844,592

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lower Guinea Street

Average Price
£1,150,648

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£894,850

Other
£2,685,430

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lower Guinea Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 The Iron Foundry Lower Guinea Street, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,075,000	2021-03-26	£1,169,956
14 The Iron Foundry Lower Guinea Street, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,245,000	2019-08-29	£1,472,168
16 The Iron Foundry Lower Guinea Street, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£597,500	2018-03-29	£705,686
2 The Iron Foundry Lower Guinea Street, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£650,000	2018-01-05	£768,602
13 The Iron Foundry Lower Guinea Street, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£825,000	2017-07-24	£983,692

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BS1 6QX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	61
Retired	22
Self-Employed	13
Part-Time Employee	10
Student (economically inactive)	9
Unemployed	5
Looking after home or family	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2
Other	0

Employment Industry

Administrative and support service activities	19
Human health and social work activities	17
Education	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Information and communication	10
Construction	8
Transport and storage	7
Manufacturing	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Other	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School Spencer House , Ship Lane BS1 6RR	4out of 4	508 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	1,737 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	1,983 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre Little Bishop Street , St Paul's BS2 9JF	4out of 4	2,074 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Knowle West Early Years Centre Leinster Avenue , Knowle BS4 1NN	3out of 4	2,648 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Cross RC Primary School Dean Lane , Bedminster BS3 1DB	3out of 4	601 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cathedral Primary School College Square , BS1 5TS	3out of 4	650 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School Windmill Close , Windmill Hill BS3 4DP	1out of 4	775 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southville Primary School Merrywood Rd and Myrtle St , Southville BS3 1EB	3out of 4	798 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Park Primary School Atlas Road , Bedminster BS3 4QS	3out of 4	1,347 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School Somerset Square , BS1 6RT	4out of 4	558 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bristol Cathedral Choir School College Square , BS1 5TS	4out of 4	650 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cotham School Cotham Lawn Road , Cotham BS6 6DT	3out of 4	2,065 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Montpelier High School Cheltenham Road , BS6 5RD	4out of 4	2,529 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Ashton Park School Blackmoor's Lane , Bower Ashton BS3 2JL	3out of 4	2,773 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	868 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Brendan's Sixth Form College Broomhill Road , Brislington BS4 5RQ	- not rated	5,070 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Merchants' Academy Gatehouse Avenue , Withywood BS13 9AJ	1out of 4	4,462 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bridge Learning Campus William Jessop Way , BS13 0RL	1out of 4	4,972 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
LPW Independent School LPW House , Princess Street BS3 4AG	- not rated	656 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Berkeley Place , Clifton BS8 1JX	- not rated	1,405 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Andalusia Academy Bristol Old School Building , St Matthias Park BS2 0BA	- not rated	1,507 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bristol Grammar School University Road , BS8 1SR	- not rated	1,527 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Bristol Senate House , Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH	- not rated	1,575 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Paco Tapas Ltd	The General, Lower Guinea Street	35 yd
Casa	The General, 9 Lower Guinea Street	35 yd
Bocabar	Fermentation 1, Hawkins Lane	122 yd
The Cock And Tail	The Cock And Tail, Commercial Road	123 yd
Olive and Fig	1-3 Nelson Parade	220 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cabot Cruising Club	John Sebastian Lightship, Bathurst Basin	133 yd
The Golden Guinea	19 Guinea Street	145 yd
The Little Grosvenor	The Little Grosvenor, 3 Coronation Road	156 yd
The Ostrich	Lower Guinea Street	157 yd
The Louisiana	Louisiana, 1 Bathurst Parade	183 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chill Grill	7 Waring House, Redcliff Hill	191 yd
SunRa Kitchen	1a Nelson Parade	220 yd
Domino's Pizza	92 Bedminster Parade	335 yd
Masala Hut	Ground Floor, 74 Bedminster Parade	335 yd
SUSHI DAILY	Asda Stores Ltd, East Street	355 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	Asda Stores Ltd, East Street	355 yd
Heron Foods	102-106 East Street	684 yd
Lidl	Lidl, Sheene Road	1,085 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Spa Naturel (Mercure Bristol Holland House Hotel & Spa) REDCLIFF HILL	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	247 yd
St Mary Redcliffe And Temple School SOMERSET SQUARE	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	484 yd
Doubletree By Hilton (Bristol City Centre) Redcliffe Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	514 yd
Windmill Hill City Farm WINDMILL HILL CITY FARM WINDMILL HILL CITY FARM PHILIP STREET	artificial grass pitch	531 yd
Workout Bristol FLOATING HARBOUR FLOATING HARBOUR WELSH BACK	health and fitness suite, squash courts	593 yd
Pure Gym (Bristol Harbourside) PURE GYM PURE GYM EXPLORE LANE	health and fitness suite	656 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Bristol Royal Hotel) Bristol Marriott Royal Bristol Marriott Royal College Green	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	722 yd
Bristol South Swimming Pool DEAN LANE	swimming pool	751 yd
Bristol Cathedral Choir School COLLEGE SQUARE	health and fitness suite	758 yd
Victoria Park SOMERSET TERRACE	grass pitches, tennis courts	828 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	100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	286.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	274.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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