Jamaica Street is in Bristol and in City Of Bristol district. BS2 8JW is located in the Central electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Bristol West. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Jamaica Street, Bristol, BS2 8JW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BS2 8JR, BS1 3PY, BS2 8JN, BS2 8JT, BS2 8AZ, BS1 3QP, BS1 3QD, BS2 8JP, BS2 8JU.

Jamaica Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Jamaica Street are based on 19 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS2 8JW

Average Price
£336,632
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£658,357
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£207,942
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Jamaica Street

Average Price
£363,197
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Jamaica Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
2 Jamaica Street, Bristol, City Of Bristol
Terraced, an established residential building 		£660,0002023-08-25 £676,747
Flat 1 6 Jamaica Street, Bristol, City Of Bristol
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£250,0002022-12-12 £256,137
36 Jamaica Street, Bristol, City Of Bristol
Terraced, an established residential building 		£457,5002022-04-26 £491,502
Flat 4 6 Jamaica Street, Bristol, City Of Bristol
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£168,0002016-03-30 £231,318
Flat 1 6 Jamaica Street, Bristol, City Of Bristol
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£125,0002012-12-12 £233,535

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre
Little Bishop Street, St Paul's BS2 9JF 		623 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre
Haviland House, St Judes BS2 0DT 		1,090 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Werburghs Park Nursery School
Glenfrome Road, St Werburgh's BS2 9UX 		1,873 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School
Spencer House, Ship Lane BS1 6RR 		2,021 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre
Albert Crescent, St Philip's Marsh BS2 0SU 		2,550 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Dolphin School
25a Bath Buildings, Montpelier BS6 5PT 		568 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cotham Gardens Primary School
18 Cotham Grove, BS6 6AL 		655 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cabot Primary School
Halston Drive, St Paul's BS2 9JE 		865 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School
Aberdeen Road, Redland BS6 6HY 		932 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Barnabas Church of England VC Primary School
Albany Road, Montpelier BS6 5LQ 		1,053 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Montpelier High School
Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RD 		662 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Cotham School
Cotham Lawn Road, Cotham BS6 6DT 		728 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bristol Cathedral Choir School
College Square, BS1 5TS 		1,487 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Redland Green School
Redland Court Road, Redland BS6 7EH 		1,520 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Somerset Square, BS1 6RT 		1,979 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity of Bristol College
St George's Road, Anchor Road BS1 5UA 		1,683 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre
Charnwood House, 30 Cotham Park BS6 6BU 		505 yd Sixth form centres No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Bristol
Senate House, Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH 		902 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAndalusia Academy Bristol
Old School Building, St Matthias Park BS2 0BA 		1,030 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBristol Grammar School
University Road, BS8 1SR 		1,033 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bristol Hospital Education Service
Falkland Road, Montpelier BS6 5JL 		1,182 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
The Viet KitchenStudio B, 25-27 Stokes Croft43 yd
Goofy's Takeaway35-37 Stokes Croft50 yd
Caribbean Croft30 Stokes Croft72 yd
The Spaghetti Incident36 Stokes Croft83 yd
Tuk Tuck Stokes Croft32 Stokes Croft83 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The BellThe Bell, 16-18 Hillgrove Street76 yd
No 5151 Stokes Croft80 yd
The Full Moon Backpacker Hostel & Attic BarThe Full Moon Backpacker Hotel And Attic Bar, North Street118 yd
Kansai Kitchen53 Hillgrove Street North173 yd
Hillgrove Porter StoresHillgrove Porter Stores, 53 Hillgrove Street North182 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Snog Frozen YoghurtUnit 4, Avonmead House, 40-48 Stokes Croft85 yd
Dixy Chicken58 Stokes Croft123 yd
Banh Wagon5 City Road155 yd
The Love Inn84 Stokes Croft169 yd
Emmeline LtdHamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft169 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Metro92-98 Broadmead543 yd
Lidl33 Union Street636 yd
Ding Sing2-4 Fairfax Street684 yd
Co-opClarence Place798 yd
The Green Melon128 Ashley Road966 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Mygym
UNIT B UNIT B DEAN STREET 		health and fitness suite433 yd
Reviva Health Club For Women (Bristol) (Closed)
New Broadmead New Broadmead Union Street 		health and fitness suite526 yd
Pure Gym (Bristol Union Gate)
UNION STREET 		health and fitness suite536 yd
Kingsdown Leisure Centre
PORTLAND STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts551 yd
The Gym (Bristol City Centre)
Unit LS4A & LS4B Unit LS4A & LS4B Quakers Friars 		health and fitness suite643 yd
Carrefour Health & Beauty (Bristol) (Closed)
15-29 15-29 Union Street 		health and fitness suite691 yd
Colstons Girls School
CHELTENHAM ROAD 		health and fitness suite718 yd
Fitness4Less (Bristol)
FITNESS FOR LESS FITNESS FOR LESS ALL SAINTS STREET 		health and fitness suite730 yd
The Grand Hotel Leisure Club (Bristol)
NEWMARKET AVENUE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool802 yd
St Pauls Community Sports Academy
NEWFOUNDLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite820 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 97.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 92.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 92.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 92.5%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed114.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Jamaica Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3409 crimes were reported near Jamaica Street . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BS2 8JW.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Jamaica Street, Bristol, BS2 8JW

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3409
Violence And Sexual Offences 896
Anti Social Behaviour 583
Public Order 448
Shoplifting 386
Other Theft 285
Criminal Damage And Arson 195
Vehicle Crime 163
Burglary 115
Robbery 94
Bicycle Theft 77
Theft From The Person 59
Drugs 58
Possession Of Weapons 30
Other Crime 20

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of BS2 8JW.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Cave Street379 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hepburn Road298 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Nine Tree Hill286 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Callowhill Court505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Callowhill Court505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Callowhill Court505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Callowhill Court505 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Hepburn Road298 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Hepburn Road298 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Hepburn Road298 yd
More Crime Statistics for Jamaica Street, Bristol, BS2 8JW

Employment

BS2 8JW area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in BS2 8JW 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 Employee87
Student (economically inactive)69
Part-Time Employee34
Full-Time Student (with or without job)25
Unemployed18
Self-Employed17
Other16
Long-Term Sick or disabled14
Retired12
Looking after home or family4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Accommodation and food service activities18
Education18
Administrative and support service activities17
Human health and social work activities14
Information and communication11
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Manufacturing10
Other8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Real estate activities5
Construction5
Financial and insurance activities5
Transport and storage2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female135
Male189

Partnership Status

Single231
Married: Opposite sex44
Married: Same sex1
Separated13
Divorced11

Health

Very good health146
Good health117
Fair health41
Bad health15
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications34
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 31
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 88
Degree or Similar 123
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi9
Chinese9
Indian8
Pakistani5
Other Asian12
Black African44
Black Caribbean10
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean9
Mixed Other7
White182
Roma2
Arab8
Other13

Country of Birth

United Kingdom189
European Union53
Rest of Europe5
Africa31
Middle East and Asia40
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK189
10+ Years56
5-10 Years24
2-5 Years36
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom211
Ireland2
France5
Italy5
Spain16
Lithuania1
Poland1
Romania8
Other EU countries18
Other Europe6
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia9
Southern Asia7
South-East Asia5
Central and South America2
No passport held22

Religion

No religion144
Christian69
Buddhist10
Jewish1
Muslim67
Not answered33
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