West Town Lane, Bristol, BS4 5BN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BS4 5BN is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.9%	50.8%	-0.1%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	49.1%	49.2%	0.1%	49.0%	0.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.6%	37.5%	-2.1%	37.9%	-0.4%
Married: Opposite sex	40.5%	49.8%	9.3%	44.2%	5.6%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.2%	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	10.8%	6%	-4.8%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	5.7%	3.9%	-1.8%	6.1%	-2.2%

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 (87.5%) 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	48.9%	50.5%	1.6%	48.4%	2.1%
Good health	34.2%	37%	2.8%	33.6%	3.4%
Fair health	13.6%	9.3%	-4.3%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	2%	2.6%	0.6%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.8%	13.6%	-9.2%	18.2%	-4.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21.2%	13.9%	-7.3%	9.6%	4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.7%	17.8%	-0.9%	13.4%	4.4%
Apprenticeship	5.7%	6.9%	1.2%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.6%	17.2%	9.6%	16.9%	0.3%
Degree or Similar	18.4%	29.2%	10.8%	33.8%	-4.6%
Other	5.7%	1.5%	-4.2%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	1.2%	2.1%	0.9%	2.7%	-0.6%
Black African	0.2%	2.3%	2.1%	2.5%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	2.7%	0%	-2.7%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	89.1%	86.9%	-2.2%	81.4%	5.5%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Other	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.8%	88.1%	-3.7%	83.2%	4.9%
European Union	4%	6.3%	2.3%	6.1%	0.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	1.2%	2.3%	1.1%	2.7%	-0.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.2%	0.2%	-1.0%	5.6%	-5.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	91.6%	87.4%	-4.2%	83.2%	4.2%
10+ Years	0.5%	7.2%	6.7%	9.8%	-2.6%
5-10 Years	1.2%	2.1%	0.9%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	3.5%	0.9%	-2.6%	2.2%	-1.3%
Less than 2 years	3.2%	2.3%	-0.9%	1.9%	0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.9%	76.7%	0.2%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	13.4%	13.5%	-0.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.1%	37.2%	12.9%
Christian	37.8%	46.2%	-8.4%
Muslim	2.8%	6.5%	-3.7%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is West Town Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Town Lane was 99.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.1% lower than the Brislington West average. The most reported crime type was Public order.

West Town Lane has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Brislington West and the 628th highest crime rate of 1,342 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 67% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,000

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in BS4 5BN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 5/10 (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) - 5/10 (average )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 West Town Lane are based on 184 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 West Town Lane, Bristol, BS4 5BN

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS4 5BN

Average Price
£492,575

Semi-Detached
£352,560

Terraced
£562,582

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Town Lane

Average Price
£493,208

Semi-Detached
£519,275

Terraced
£472,240

Detached
£568,798

Flats/Maisonettes
£161,429

Other
£290,260

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Town LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 West Town Lane, Bristol, City Of Bristol Terraced, an established residential building	£645,000	2022-04-04	£680,417
12 West Town Lane, Bristol, City Of Bristol Terraced, an established residential building	£205,000	2020-09-28	£246,444
First Floor Flat 8 West Town Lane, Bristol, City Of Bristol Terraced, an established residential building	£82,500	2000-03-27	£424,832
14D West Town Lane, Bristol, City Of Bristol Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£52,000	1998-06-09	£347,013

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BS4 5BN

Employment

BS4 5BN area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

BS4 5BN area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	136
Retired	53
Part-Time Employee	43
Self-Employed	41
Looking after home or family	20
Student (economically inactive)	11
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Unemployed	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	42
Construction	24
Human health and social work activities	22
Manufacturing	19
Education	16
Other	16
Transport and storage	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Information and communication	7
Administrative and support service activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ilminster Avenue Nursery School Ilminster Avenue , Knowle West BS4 1BX	3out of 4	2,365 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	2,536 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cashmore Nursery School Bright Street , Barton Hill BS5 9PR	- not rated	3,302 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School Spencer House , Ship Lane BS1 6RR	4out of 4	3,626 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Novers Hill Nursery School Leinster Avenue , Novers Hill BS4 1NN	- not rated	3,696 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holymead Primary School Hollywood Road , Brislington BS4 4LE	3out of 4	587 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Town Lane Junior School West Town Lane , BS4 5DT	- not rated	774 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Town Lane Infant School West Town Lane , Brislington BS4 5DT	- not rated	818 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holymead Junior School Wick Road , Brislington BS4 4HB	- not rated	842 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Town Lane Primary School West Town Lane , Brislington BS4 5DT	- not rated	912 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brislington Enterprise College Hungerford Road , Brislington BS4 5EY	- not rated	897 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Brislington Hungerford Road , Brislington BS4 5EY	3out of 4	897 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Hengrove Community Arts College Petherton Road , Hengrove BS14 9BU	- not rated	2,091 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy John Williams Petherton Road , Hengrove BS14 9BU	3out of 4	2,091 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Daventry Road Walsh Avenue , BS14 9SQ	- not rated	2,207 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Brendan's Sixth Form College Broomhill Road , Brislington BS4 5RQ	- not rated	964 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bristol College Marksbury Road , Bedminster BS3 5JL	- not rated	3,329 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Bristol College St George's Road , Anchor Road BS1 5UA	- not rated	4,989 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bridge Learning Campus William Jessop Way , BS13 0RL	3out of 4	4,505 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Carmel Christian School 817A Bath Road , Brislington BS4 5NL	- not rated	393 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avonside School 23 Clothier Road , BS4 5PS	- not rated	746 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BR102 Bristol Year 11 C.O. Include, Unit 6, the Old Malt House Pennywell Road ,	- not rated	839 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Focus School - Berkeley Campus Tramway Road , Brislington BS4 3DS	- not rated	908 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prospect Education Trust Tramway Road , Brislington BS4 3DS	- not rated	1,349 yd	Miscellaneous	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
Community Room	Gilton House, Glenarm Road	184 yd
Blu-Fire Caribbean and Smokehouse	31 Brislington Hill	216 yd
Coffee Together at Cancer Research UK	Brislington Retail Park, Bath Road	343 yd
Spice Bazaar	48 Bristol Hill	365 yd
Carmel Ministries International	817a Bath Road	390 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kings Arms	Hollywood Road	345 yd
The Pilgrim Inn	Hollywood Tavern, 21 Hollywood Road	433 yd
Hungerford Community Assoc	Hungerford Community Centre, Hungerford Road	716 yd
Harlequins RFC	Bristol Harlequins RFC, Broomhill Road	811 yd
Goals Bristol South	Goals Soccer Centre, Broomhill Road	811 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	8 West Town Lane	1 yd
The Codfather	14 West Town Lane	14 yd
Papa John's	23 Brislington Hill	212 yd
Goa Classic	13 Brislington Hill	212 yd
Miss Millie’s Fried Chicken	1 The Concourse, Brislington Hill	294 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
B & M Retail Ltd	Unit 5, Brislington Retail Park, Bath Road	364 yd
Lidl	Brislington Retail Park, 800-802 Bath Road	481 yd
Tesco Extra	Callington Road	611 yd
Bristol Foods Limited	23 Bonville Road	904 yd
Bestway Cash & Carry Limited	7-25 Dixon Road	914 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Armoury Woman - Gym 15-17 15-17 BRISLINGTON HILL	health and fitness suite	230 yd
The Armoury Gym 15-17 15-17 BRISLINGTON HILL	health and fitness suite	230 yd
Victory Park OAKENHILL ROAD	grass pitches	465 yd
Knowle Golf Club FAIRWAY	golf	529 yd
Cw Fitness Solutions EMERY ROAD	health and fitness suite	609 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Bristol South) GOALS SOCCER CENTRE GOALS SOCCER CENTRE BROOMHILL ROAD	artificial grass pitch	915 yd
Oasis Academy Brislington HUNGERFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	937 yd
Bristol Harlequins Rfc VALHALLA VALHALLA BROOMHILL ROAD	grass pitches	949 yd
St Brendans Sixth Form College ST BRENDANS COLLEGE ST BRENDANS COLLEGE BROOMHILL ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,037 yd
St Cuthberts Church SANDY PARK ROAD		1,068 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	71.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	71.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	71.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	71.4%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	110 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BS4 5BN