Washington Avenue, Bristol, BS5 6BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BS5 6BU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.2%	50.3%	2.1%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	51.8%	49.7%	-2.1%	49.0%	0.7%

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 BS5 6BU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.3% 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	52%	60.3%	8.3%	37.9%	22.4%
Married: Opposite sex	32.5%	31.4%	-1.1%	44.2%	-12.8%
Separated	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	9.4%	5.1%	-4.3%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	4.3%	2.2%	-2.1%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (88.9%) 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	44.5%	53.5%	9.0%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	35.3%	35.4%	0.1%	33.6%	1.8%
Fair health	12.6%	8.3%	-4.3%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	5.6%	2.5%	-3.1%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	2%	0.3%	-1.7%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 55.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.6%	11.6%	-14.0%	18.2%	-6.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.6%	5.8%	-1.8%	9.6%	-3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	7.4%	-6.3%	13.4%	-6.0%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3.5%	2.1%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	14.2%	4.8%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	32.1%	55.5%	23.4%	33.8%	21.7%
Other	10.1%	1.9%	-8.2%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.4% 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	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	3.1%	3.5%	0.4%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	12.3%	8.8%	-3.5%	2.7%	6.1%
Other Asian	0.3%	1%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	8.1%	3.3%	-4.8%	2.5%	0.8%
Black Caribbean	10.1%	4.5%	-5.6%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	2.2%	2.3%	0.1%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	3.3%	3.0%	0.8%	2.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.5%	2%	-2.5%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2%	1.2%	0.8%	1.2%
White	53.8%	64.4%	10.6%	81.4%	-17.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.6% 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	67.2%	75.6%	8.4%	83.2%	-7.6%
European Union	6.2%	6.9%	0.7%	6.1%	0.8%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	4.5%	1.5%	-3.0%	2.7%	-1.2%
Middle East and Asia	10.9%	9.6%	-1.3%	5.6%	4.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9%	4.3%	-4.7%	1.3%	3.0%
Oceania	1.1%	1.8%	0.7%	0.3%	1.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.2%	74.9%	7.7%	83.2%	-8.3%
10+ Years	3.4%	14.8%	11.4%	9.8%	5.0%
5-10 Years	5.6%	5.3%	-0.3%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	5.6%	3.5%	-2.1%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	18.2%	1.5%	-16.7%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.3%	76.7%	3.6%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	51.8%	37.2%	14.6%
Christian	19.4%	46.2%	-26.8%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Muslim	11.9%	6.5%	5.4%
Other religion	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is Washington Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Washington Avenue was 70.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.5% lower than the Easton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Washington Avenue has the 19th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton and the 567th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 39.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 7.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,300

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in BS5 6BU, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 8/10 (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 Washington Avenue 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 Washington Avenue, Bristol, BS5 6BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS5 6BU

Average Price
£329,148

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£329,148

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Washington Avenue

Average Price
£265,603

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£265,603

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Washington AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Washington Avenue, Bristol, City Of Bristol Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2025-04-22	£247,409
8 Washington Avenue, Bristol, City Of Bristol Terraced, an established residential building	£379,000	2025-03-21	£374,984
8 Washington Avenue, Bristol, City Of Bristol Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2023-01-18	£256,750
22 Washington Avenue, Bristol, City Of Bristol Terraced, an established residential building	£367,500	2021-10-22	£435,823
56 Washington Avenue, Bristol, City Of Bristol Terraced, an established residential building	£320,000	2019-11-25	£414,949

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BS5 6BU

Employment

BS5 6BU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	117
Self-Employed	57
Part-Time Employee	47
Retired	25
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	14
Looking after home or family	11
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Education	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Construction	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Information and communication	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	9
Transport and storage	9
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Limes Nursery School Johnsons Road , Whitehall BS5 9AT	3out of 4	570 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	966 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	1,825 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	1,826 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Speedwell Nursery School Speedwell Road , Kingswood BS5 7SY	4out of 4	2,233 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bannerman Road Community Academy All Hallows Road , Easton BS5 0HR	2out of 4	477 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehall Primary School Johnsons Lane , Whitehall BS5 9AT	4out of 4	557 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
May Park Primary School Coombe Road , Eastville BS5 6LE	1out of 4	610 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Evergreen Primary Academy Waverley Street , Easton BS5 0YR	1out of 4	816 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Werburgh's Primary School James Street , St Werburgh's BS2 9US	- not rated	928 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The City Academy Bristol Russell Town Avenue , BS5 9JH	3out of 4	847 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fairfield High School Allfoxton Road , Horfield BS7 9NL	3out of 4	1,330 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Montpelier High School Cheltenham Road , BS6 5RD	4out of 4	2,261 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Bristol Metropolitan Academy Snowdon Road , Fishponds BS16 2HD	3out of 4	2,351 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Academy Romney Avenue , Lockleaze BS7 9BY	- not rated	2,478 yd	Free schools	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	3,855 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Brendan's Sixth Form College Broomhill Road , Brislington BS4 5RQ	- not rated	4,971 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Snowdon Village Beam Street , Barton Hill BS5 9QR	2out of 4	1,489 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Bristol Hospital Education Service Falkland Road , Montpelier BS6 5JL	4out of 4	1,592 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colston's School Colston's School , Stapleton BS16 1BJ	- not rated	1,643 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Andalusia Academy Bristol Old School Building , St Matthias Park BS2 0BA	- not rated	2,059 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthias Academy Alexandra Park , Fishponds BS16 2BG	3out of 4	2,316 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	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
Este Kitchen	7 Greenbank Road	157 yd
Shah's Piri Piri Grill and Currys	2 Roman Road	314 yd
Msala Library	15 High Street	323 yd
No.12 Easton	12 High Street	323 yd
The Public Market	Units 11 To 12, Epstein Buildings, Mivart Street	332 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Greenbank Pub	The Greenbank Hotel, 57 Belle Vue Road	164 yd
Chelsea Inn	The Chelsea Inn, 60-62 Chelsea Road	406 yd
The Whitehall Tavern	Whitehall Tavern, 30 Devon Road	558 yd
The Black Swan	Black Swan, 438 Stapleton Road	559 yd
The Plough	The Plough, 223 Easton Road	678 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
La Cubana	23 Greenbank Avenue West	226 yd
Belle Vue Burger Bar	Epstein Buildings, Mivart Street	278 yd
Zam Zam	10 Roman Road	314 yd
Alwaha Grill	4 High Street	323 yd
G Brothers Pizza	2b High Street	344 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dunya Supermarket	414-418 Stapleton Road	542 yd
Alfu International	442-450 Stapleton Road	559 yd
Dubai Supermarket	230 Stapleton Road	750 yd
Tesco Extra	Tesco Stores Ltd, Eastgate Road	870 yd
Wai Yee Hong Limited	Wai Yee Hong, Eastgate Oriental Centre, Eastgate Road	940 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whitehall Sports Ground JOHNSONS ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches	513 yd
May Park Primary School COOMBE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	619 yd
The City Academy Bristol RUSSELL TOWN AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	811 yd
Rose Green Sports Leisure GORDON ROAD	grass pitches	819 yd
Evergreen Primary Academy WAVERLEY STREET	grass pitches	913 yd
St George Park LYNDALE ROAD	tennis courts	1,027 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	100.3 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	12.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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