Ship Lane, Bristol, BS1 6RJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BS1 6RJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.1%	51.4%	4.3%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	52.9%	48.6%	-4.3%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 6RJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.9% 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	50.4%	61.9%	11.5%	37.9%	24.0%
Married: Opposite sex	26.3%	23.5%	-2.8%	44.2%	-20.7%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.1%	2%	-3.1%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	12.5%	8.2%	-4.3%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	5.4%	4.4%	-1.0%	6.1%	-1.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	34.9%	56.8%	21.9%	48.4%	8.4%
Good health	34.4%	27.5%	-6.9%	33.6%	-6.1%
Fair health	17%	12%	-5.0%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	9.8%	2.7%	-7.1%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	3.8%	1%	-2.8%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 6RJ this area, 29.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	40%	29.2%	-10.8%	18.2%	11.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	11.5%	-3.7%	9.6%	1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	14.2%	3.2%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	3.7%	1.3%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.4%	13.9%	8.5%	16.9%	-3.0%
Degree or Similar	19.4%	25.8%	6.4%	33.8%	-8.0%
Other	6.6%	1.7%	-4.9%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49.5% 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	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	2.9%	1.7%	-1.2%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	2.6%	0%	-2.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.9%	1%	-0.9%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	9.3%	27.2%	17.9%	2.5%	24.7%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	2.9%	2.7%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	4.3%	5.1%	0.8%	0.5%	4.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	6.2%	2.7%	-3.5%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	0.8%	1.9%
White	67%	49.5%	-17.5%	81.4%	-31.9%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	1.2%	2%	0.8%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.5% 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	83%	65.5%	-17.5%	83.2%	-17.7%
European Union	3.6%	11.7%	8.1%	6.1%	5.6%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	8.1%	14.7%	6.6%	2.7%	12.0%
Middle East and Asia	4.1%	5.6%	1.5%	5.6%	0.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	1.3%	0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.9%	65.7%	-15.2%	83.2%	-17.5%
10+ Years	2.2%	21.6%	19.4%	9.8%	11.8%
5-10 Years	2.9%	6.9%	4.0%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	6.9%	4.4%	-2.5%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	7.2%	1.5%	-5.7%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.7%	76.7%	-17.0%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Other EU countries	11.5%	1.5%	10.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	15.6%	13.5%	2.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.2%	37.2%	-3.0%
Christian	26.3%	46.2%	-19.9%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	34.4%	6.5%	27.9%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Ship Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ship Lane was 166.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.8% lower than the Ashley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ship Lane has the 44th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley and the 308th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 95.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.2%.

🔎 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. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,800

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in BS1 6RJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Ship Lane are based on 1 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bristol.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Ship Lane, Bristol, BS1 6RJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS1 6RJ

Average Price
£198,219

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£198,219

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ship Lane

Average Price
£186,022

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£186,022

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ship LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 17 Chatterton House Ship Lane, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£145,000	2017-05-24	£178,214
Flat 41 Chatterton House Ship Lane, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2016-03-31	£269,366
Flat 16 Chatterton House Ship Lane, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£82,500	2006-11-24	£144,701
Flat 16 Chatterton House Ship Lane, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£54,950	2000-11-10	£203,867
Flat 41 Chatterton House Ship Lane, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£54,950	1999-11-29	£235,365

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BS1 6RJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BS1 6RJ 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	83
Part-Time Employee	47
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Looking after home or family	25
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	22
Retired	19
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Other	15

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	22
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Construction	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Manufacturing	10
Transport and storage	10
Information and communication	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Real estate activities	2
Education	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	198 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	1,576 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	1,663 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	2,004 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Knowle West Early Years Centre Leinster Avenue , Knowle BS4 1NN	3out of 4	2,626 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School Windmill Close , Windmill Hill BS3 4DP	1out of 4	595 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Cross RC Primary School Dean Lane , Bedminster BS3 1DB	3out of 4	810 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cathedral Primary School College Square , BS1 5TS	3out of 4	911 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Southville Primary School Merrywood Rd and Myrtle St , Southville BS3 1EB	3out of 4	1,061 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Park Primary School Atlas Road , Bedminster BS3 4QS	3out of 4	1,218 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	236 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bristol Cathedral Choir School College Square , BS1 5TS	4out of 4	911 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cotham School Cotham Lawn Road , Cotham BS6 6DT	3out of 4	2,201 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Montpelier High School Cheltenham Road , BS6 5RD	4out of 4	2,548 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The City Academy Bristol Russell Town Avenue , BS5 9JH	3out of 4	2,768 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	1,168 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Brendan's Sixth Form College Broomhill Road , Brislington BS4 5RQ	- not rated	4,763 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	4,525 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bridge Learning Campus William Jessop Way , BS13 0RL	1out of 4	4,918 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	413 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Andalusia Academy Bristol Old School Building , St Matthias Park BS2 0BA	- not rated	1,358 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Berkeley Place , Clifton BS8 1JX	- not rated	1,678 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bristol Grammar School University Road , BS8 1SR	- not rated	1,729 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Bristol Senate House , Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH	- not rated	1,755 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
Pickled Jill's Kitchen	3 Freeling House, Prewett Street	117 yd
Yummy Oriental Takeaway	4 Freeling House, Prewett Street	117 yd
Sousta Mediterranean Restaurant & Bar	69 Clarence Road	125 yd
The Cock And Tail	The Cock And Tail, Commercial Road	202 yd
Bocabar	Fermentation 1, Hawkins Lane	203 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Ship Inn	The Ship Inn, 1 Cathay	149 yd
The Golden Guinea	19 Guinea Street	232 yd
The Little Grosvenor	The Little Grosvenor, 3 Coronation Road	254 yd
The Colosseum	The Colosseum, Redcliff Hill	279 yd
The Rope Walk Inn	The Rope Walk Inn, 5 Nelson Parade	281 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chill Grill	7 Waring House, Redcliff Hill	137 yd
SunRa Kitchen	1a Nelson Parade	281 yd
Domino's Pizza	92 Bedminster Parade	405 yd
Masala Hut	Ground Floor, 74 Bedminster Parade	405 yd
SUSHI DAILY	Asda Stores Ltd, East Street	508 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	Asda Stores Ltd, East Street	508 yd
Heron Foods	102-106 East Street	859 yd
Sainsbury's Local	Unit 1, Dovetail, New Kingsley Road	1,026 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Mary Redcliffe And Temple School SOMERSET SQUARE	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	162 yd
Spa Naturel (Mercure Bristol Holland House Hotel & Spa) REDCLIFF HILL	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	191 yd
Doubletree By Hilton (Bristol City Centre) Redcliffe Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	279 yd
Windmill Hill City Farm WINDMILL HILL CITY FARM WINDMILL HILL CITY FARM PHILIP STREET	artificial grass pitch	536 yd
Victoria House (Closed) Victoria House Victoria House Temple Gate		541 yd
Workout Bristol FLOATING HARBOUR FLOATING HARBOUR WELSH BACK	health and fitness suite, squash courts	654 yd
Victoria Park SOMERSET TERRACE	grass pitches, tennis courts	686 yd
Pure Gym (Bristol Harbourside) PURE GYM PURE GYM EXPLORE LANE	health and fitness suite	957 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Bristol Royal Hotel) Bristol Marriott Royal Bristol Marriott Royal College Green	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	960 yd
Bristol South Swimming Pool DEAN LANE	swimming pool	978 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	78.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	87 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BS1 6RJ