Fishponds Road, Eastville, Bristol, BS5 6SH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BS5 6SH is primarily male, with 54% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.8%	46%	1.2%	51.0%	-5.0%
Male	55.2%	54%	-1.2%	49.0%	5.0%

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 6SH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.3% 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	57%	58.3%	1.3%	37.9%	20.4%
Married: Opposite sex	29.3%	27.3%	-2.0%	44.2%	-16.9%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	0.3%	1.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	3%	1.7%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	7.6%	7.1%	-0.5%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	6.1%	-2.6%

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	48.5%	45%	-3.5%	48.4%	-3.4%
Good health	32.2%	38%	5.8%	33.6%	4.4%
Fair health	10.7%	12.2%	1.5%	12.7%	-0.5%
Bad health	6.4%	3.8%	-2.6%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	2.2%	1%	-1.2%	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.

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 43.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22%	18.4%	-3.6%	18.2%	0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	8.4%	-3.5%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.8%	10.3%	-5.5%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.9%	13%	6.1%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	29.1%	43.9%	14.8%	33.8%	10.1%
Other	11.7%	3.6%	-8.1%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.2% 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	3.8%	1.6%	-2.2%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	1.7%	0.2%	-1.5%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	3.3%	2.9%	-0.4%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	13.1%	16.8%	3.7%	2.7%	14.1%
Other Asian	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	10.8%	8.1%	-2.7%	2.5%	5.6%
Black Caribbean	7.2%	5.4%	-1.8%	1.0%	4.4%
Other Black	11%	0.9%	-10.1%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	2.8%	0.7%	-2.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.5%	3.1%	-2.4%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.8%	0.6%
White	31.3%	51.2%	19.9%	81.4%	-30.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	3.1%	1.7%	-1.4%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.5% 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	57.8%	62.5%	4.7%	83.2%	-20.7%
European Union	9.5%	14.6%	5.1%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	11%	5.9%	-5.1%	2.7%	3.2%
Middle East and Asia	16.2%	13.2%	-3.0%	5.6%	7.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.8%	3%	-1.8%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.3%	62.3%	5.0%	83.2%	-20.9%
10+ Years	3.8%	20.3%	16.5%	9.8%	10.5%
5-10 Years	11.4%	9.2%	-2.2%	2.9%	6.3%
2-5 Years	12.4%	4.2%	-8.2%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	15.1%	4%	-11.1%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67%	76.7%	-9.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	5%	1.5%	3.5%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	12.3%	13.5%	-1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.6%	37.2%	6.4%
Christian	19.3%	46.2%	-26.9%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	27.1%	6.5%	20.6%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Fishponds Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fishponds Road was 366.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 178.2% higher than the Easton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fishponds Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton and the 104th highest crime rate of 1,342 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 223.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.0%.

🔎 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 6SH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Fishponds Road are based on 1147 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 Fishponds Road, Eastville, Bristol, BS5 6SH

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS5 6SH

Average Price
£173,327

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£177,093

Other
£150,727

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fishponds Road

Average Price
£318,830

Semi-Detached
£512,758

Terraced
£404,809

Detached
£552,672

Flats/Maisonettes
£198,441

Other
£618,461

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fishponds Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 11 Ashbourne House Fishponds Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2026-01-30	£147,068
Flat 14 Ashbourne House Fishponds Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£217,750	2025-07-10	£217,294
Flat 12 Ashbourne House Fishponds Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2025-02-14	£176,481
Flat 1 Ashbourne House Fishponds Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2023-02-24	£166,775
Ashbourne House Fishponds Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol Other, an established residential building	£74,000	2022-09-01	£70,032

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BS5 6SH

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	181
Part-Time Employee	55
Self-Employed	50
Looking after home or family	35
Retired	34
Long-Term Sick or disabled	33
Unemployed	25
Student (economically inactive)	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	21
Other	20

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Education	29
Administrative and support service activities	26
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Construction	19
Manufacturing	16
Other	13
Transport and storage	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Werburghs Park Nursery School Glenfrome Road , St Werburghs BS2 9UX	3out of 4	691 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spring Woods Nursery School Bannerman Road , Easton BS5 0RR	- not rated	717 yd	Local authority nursery school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Limes Nursery School Johnsons Road , Whitehall BS5 9AT	3out of 4	965 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cashmore Nursery School Bright Street , Barton Hill BS5 9PR	- not rated	1,665 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre Little Bishop Street , St Paul's BS2 9JF	4out of 4	1,860 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
May Park Primary School Coombe Road , Eastville BS5 6LE	- not rated	441 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
May Park Primary School Coombe Road , Eastville BS5 6LE	2out of 4	453 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willow Green Infant School Warminster Road , St Werburgh's BS2 9UH	- not rated	601 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Werburgh's Primary School James Street , St Werburgh's BS2 9US	3out of 4	681 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Werburgh's Primary School James Street , St Werburgh's BS2 9US	- not rated	681 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fairfield High School Allfoxton Road , Horfield BS7 9NL	3out of 4	940 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Fairfield High School Allfoxton Road , Horfield BS7 9NL	- not rated	940 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's More Catholic Secondary School Stottbury Road , Horfield BS7 9NH	- not rated	977 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George Community College Russell Town Avenue , BS5 9JH	- not rated	1,263 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The City Academy Bristol Russell Town Avenue , BS5 9JH	- not rated	1,263 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brunel College of Arts and Technology Ashley Down , BS7 9BU	- not rated	1,475 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redland Green 16-19 Redland Court Road , Redland BS6 7EF	- not rated	2,904 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of Bristol College St George's Road , Anchor Road BS1 5UA	- not rated	3,964 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Soundwell College St Stephens Road , Soundwell BS16 4RL	- not rated	4,414 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bristol College Marksbury Road , Bedminster BS3 5JL	- not rated	4,875 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Steiner Academy Bristol College Road , Fishponds BS16 2JP	- not rated	3,040 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mount Zion School Co Pentecostal City Mission Church,6 Gloucester Street , BS5 6QE	- not rated	672 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Heath House Hospital School Priory Hospital Bristol , Heath House Lane BS16 1EQ	- not rated	1,139 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Collegiate School Stapleton , Bristol BS16 1BJ	- not rated	1,306 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bristol Hospital Education Service Falkland Road , Montpelier BS6 5JL	4out of 4	1,426 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Snowdon Village Beam Street , Barton Hill BS5 9QR	3out of 4	1,903 yd	Free schools alternative provision	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
Monte Carlo Cafe	458 Stapleton Road	65 yd
Chaiiwala	442-450 Stapleton Road	126 yd
Tasty Treat	441 Stapleton Road	129 yd
City food	537 Stapleton Road	155 yd
The Journey	96 St Marks Road	220 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Black Swan	Black Swan, 438 Stapleton Road	126 yd
The Greenbank Pub	The Greenbank Hotel, 57 Belle Vue Road	375 yd
The Victoria	40 James Street	774 yd
Chelsea Inn	The Chelsea Inn, 60-62 Chelsea Road	814 yd
Queens Head	The Queens Head, 286 Fishponds Road	846 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
LICK'N'CHICK'N	452 Stapleton Road	65 yd
Poppadoms & Pickles	537 Stapleton Road	155 yd
Belle Vue Burger Bar	Epstein Buildings, Mivart Street	281 yd
The Taste	103 Fishponds Road	320 yd
Fish 'N Fry	87 St Marks Road	364 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Alfu International	442-450 Stapleton Road	126 yd
Dunya Supermarket	414-418 Stapleton Road	240 yd
Tesco Extra	Tesco Stores Ltd, Eastgate Road	368 yd
Wai Yee Hong Limited	Wai Yee Hong, Eastgate Oriental Centre, Eastgate Road	420 yd
Marks & Spencer	Unit J, Eastgate Centre, Eastgate Road	420 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
May Park Primary School COOMBE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	451 yd
Evergreen Primary Academy WAVERLEY STREET	grass pitches	824 yd
Fairfield High School Allfoxton Road	artificial grass pitch	950 yd
Eastville Park FISHPONDS ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	971 yd
Whitehall Sports Ground JOHNSONS ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches	981 yd
St Thomas More Catholic Secondary School (Closed) Stottbury Road		1,025 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	0.0%

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	23.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	38.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	6.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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