City Road, Bristol, BS2 8YG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BS2 8YG is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.1%	51.9%	5.8%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	53.9%	48.1%	-5.8%	49.0%	-0.9%

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 BS2 8YG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.5% 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	61.6%	68.5%	6.9%	37.9%	30.6%
Married: Opposite sex	18.6%	17.5%	-1.1%	44.2%	-26.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	6.3%	0.9%	-5.4%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	11.8%	9.6%	-2.2%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	6.1%	-3.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.2%	51.8%	10.6%	48.4%	3.4%
Good health	43.4%	33%	-10.4%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	10.5%	11.6%	1.1%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	3.8%	2.9%	-0.9%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

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 44.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.1%	13.1%	-11.0%	18.2%	-5.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	4.1%	-8.1%	9.6%	-5.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.1%	11.1%	1.0%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	5.3%	-4.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.5%	22.7%	6.2%	16.9%	5.8%
Degree or Similar	27%	44.9%	17.9%	33.8%	11.1%
Other	9.3%	3.2%	-6.1%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.2% 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	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	0%	2.4%	2.4%	3.1%	-0.7%
Pakistani	1.9%	4.5%	2.6%	2.7%	1.8%
Other Asian	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	22.9%	27%	4.1%	2.5%	24.5%
Black Caribbean	7.8%	5.5%	-2.3%	1.0%	4.5%
Other Black	30.7%	2.2%	-28.5%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	3.6%	1.4%	0.9%	2.7%
Mixed Other	2.4%	3.8%	1.4%	0.8%	3.0%
White	24.8%	45.2%	20.4%	81.4%	-36.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	2.4%	2.6%	0.2%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.4% 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	66.6%	61.4%	-5.2%	83.2%	-21.8%
European Union	4%	13.5%	9.5%	6.1%	7.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	18.3%	14.9%	-3.4%	2.7%	12.2%
Middle East and Asia	3.2%	3.1%	-0.1%	5.6%	-2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.3%	6.5%	-0.8%	1.3%	5.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.3%	60.9%	-5.4%	83.2%	-22.3%
10+ Years	1.9%	21.5%	19.6%	9.8%	11.7%
5-10 Years	3%	6%	3.0%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	15.6%	6.9%	-8.7%	2.2%	4.7%
Less than 2 years	13.2%	4.8%	-8.4%	1.9%	2.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76%	76.7%	-0.7%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	4.3%	0.4%	3.9%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
No passport held	2.9%	13.5%	-10.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.4%	37.2%	3.2%
Christian	18%	46.2%	-28.2%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Muslim	32.2%	6.5%	25.7%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is City Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around City Road was 40.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.7% lower than the Ashley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

City Road has the 17th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley and the 327th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -51.0%.

🔎 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 BS2 8YG, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 City Road are based on 244 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 City Road, Bristol, BS2 8YG

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS2 8YG

Average Price
£242,714

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£256,803

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£238,018

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for City Road

Average Price
£249,760

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£420,808

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£206,255

Other
£312,482

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on City Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
148A City Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2021-09-10	£350,859
148A City Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£192,500	2020-05-01	£226,551
146B City Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£165,000	2016-11-24	£207,393
152B City Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£171,000	2016-06-03	£222,791
148A City Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2016-05-16	£222,943

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BS2 8YG

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BS2 8YG 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	124
Student (economically inactive)	51
Part-Time Employee	38
Self-Employed	31
Looking after home or family	21
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Other	15
Retired	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Education	24
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Other	7
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	4
Information and communication	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance 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	297 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	970 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	1,242 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Limes Nursery School Johnsons Road , Whitehall BS5 9AT	3out of 4	2,282 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	2,347 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	389 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cabot Primary School Halston Drive , St Paul's BS2 9JE	3out of 4	416 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Barnabas Church of England VC Primary School Albany Road , Montpelier BS6 5LQ	2out of 4	421 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fairlawn Primary School Fairlawn Road , BS6 5JL	3out of 4	602 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School Pennywell Road , BS5 0TJ	1out of 4	919 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Montpelier High School Cheltenham Road , BS6 5RD	4out of 4	541 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Cotham School Cotham Lawn Road , Cotham BS6 6DT	3out of 4	1,265 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fairfield High School Allfoxton Road , Horfield BS7 9NL	3out of 4	1,567 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Redland Green School Redland Court Road , Redland BS6 7EH	4out of 4	1,668 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The City Academy Bristol Russell Town Avenue , BS5 9JH	3out of 4	1,901 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	2,273 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bristol Hospital Education Service Falkland Road , Montpelier BS6 5JL	4out of 4	600 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Bristol Post 16 Centre Charnwood House , 30 Cotham Park BS6 6BU	- not rated	985 yd	Sixth form centres	No	Mixed	More About School
Andalusia Academy Bristol Old School Building , St Matthias Park BS2 0BA	- not rated	1,051 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Bristol Senate House , Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH	- not rated	1,532 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bristol Grammar School University Road , BS8 1SR	- not rated	1,665 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
Glens Kitchen	The Grosvenor Centre, 138a Grosvenor Road	244 yd
Comrie's Caribbean Cuisine	124 Grosvenor Road	244 yd
National Dish	19 Brook Road	289 yd
Greytone Coffee	Unit A, Dean Street	321 yd
Thali Restaurants	12 York Road	325 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Star and Garter	Star And Garter, 33 Brook Road	289 yd
The Beaufort	The Beaufort, 21 York Road	352 yd
Crofters Garden	7 Ashley Road	370 yd
Cadbury Kitchen	Cadbury House, 68 Richmond Road	371 yd
The Criterion	155 Ashley Road	379 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mela Indian Takeaway	19 York Road	352 yd
Bristol Kebab House	140 Ashley Road	369 yd
Big Bite	126 Cheltenham Road	417 yd
Rita's Takeaway	94 Stokes Croft	432 yd
Luna Express	107 Stokes Croft	458 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Green Melon	128 Ashley Road	334 yd
Malik's Mega Mart	16-20 Stapleton Road	853 yd
Sonnis	46 Mina Road	876 yd
Tesco Metro	92-98 Broadmead	1,014 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mygym UNIT B UNIT B DEAN STREET	health and fitness suite	301 yd
St Pauls Community Sports Academy NEWFOUNDLAND ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	387 yd
Empire Sports Club (Closed) Newfoundland Road	health and fitness suite	463 yd
Colstons Girls School CHELTENHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	659 yd
St Nicholas Of Tolentine Catholic Primary School PENNYWELL ROAD	grass pitches	811 yd
The Gym (Bristol City Centre) Unit LS4A & LS4B Unit LS4A & LS4B Quakers Friars	health and fitness suite	914 yd
Evergreen Primary Academy WAVERLEY STREET	grass pitches	944 yd
Easton Leisure Centre THRISSELL STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	968 yd
Easton Ce Academy Beaufort Street	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	999 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Bristol City Centre) LOWER CASTLE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,047 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	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.4%

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	63.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	78.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BS2 8YG