Merchants Road is in Hotwells, Bristol and in Bristol district. BS8 4PZ is located in the Hotwells and Harbourside electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Bristol West. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Merchants Road, Hotwells, Bristol, BS8 4PZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BS8 4YF, BS8 4QW, BS8 4SD, BS8 4SF, BS8 4YD, BS8 4SP, BS8 4SW, BS8 4QG, BS8 4QB.

Merchants Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Merchants Road are based on 3 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS8 4PZ

Average Price
£312,645
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£434,273
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£303,957
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merchants Road

Average Price
£461,298
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merchants Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 9 Trinity Place, 1 Merchants Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£290,0002023-07-31 £304,596
4 Merchants Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol
Terraced, an established residential building 		£350,0002020-09-22 £434,273
Flat 10 Trinity Place, 1 Merchants Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£235,0002018-02-14 £283,047
Flat 3 Trinity Place, 1 Merchants Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£260,5002016-02-18 £364,467
Flat 3 Trinity Place, 1 Merchants Road, Bristol, City Of Bristol
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£212,0002014-01-20 £370,383

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School
Spencer House , Ship Lane BS1 6RR 		4out of 4 2,389 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 3,060 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 3,120 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Knowle West Early Years Centre
Leinster Avenue , Knowle BS4 1NN 		3out of 4 3,578 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 3,840 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hotwells Primary School
Hope Chapel Hill , BS8 4ND 		2out of 4 182 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Royal Park , Clifton BS8 3AW 		3out of 4 874 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ashton Gate Primary School
Ashton Gate Road , BS3 1SZ 		4out of 4 961 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cathedral Primary School
College Square , BS1 5TS 		3out of 4 1,431 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Southville Primary School
Merrywood Rd and Myrtle St , Southville BS3 1EB 		3out of 4 1,462 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
College Square , BS1 5TS 		4out of 4 1,431 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ashton Park School
Blackmoor's Lane , Bower Ashton BS3 2JL 		3out of 4 1,463 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cotham School
Cotham Lawn Road , Cotham BS6 6DT 		3out of 4 2,084 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Somerset Square , BS1 6RT 		4out of 4 2,440 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Redland Green School
Redland Court Road , Redland BS6 7EH 		4out of 4 2,975 yd Academy converter 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 1,106 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Merchants' Academy
Gatehouse Avenue , Withywood BS13 9AJ 		1out of 4 4,733 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital
Berkeley Place , Clifton BS8 1JX 		- not rated 969 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Clifton High School
College Road , BS8 3JD 		- not rated 1,060 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Clifton College
Guthrie Road , Clifton BS8 3EZ 		- not rated 1,368 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bristol Grammar School
University Road , BS8 1SR 		- not rated 1,490 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Bristol
Senate House , Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH 		- not rated 1,626 yd Higher education institutions 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
Indian Rassasy275 Hotwell Road87 yd
Raj Bari183 Hotwell Road185 yd
The Galley133 Hotwell Road336 yd
The Local Thai Bristol Ltd129-131 Hotwell Road336 yd
The Grain BargeGrain Barge, Hotwell Road350 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Pump HouseThe Pump House, Merchants Road1 yd
The Merchants ArmsMerchants Arms, 5 Merchants Road15 yd
The BearThe Bear Hotel, 261 Hotwell Road87 yd
Bristol Bridge ClubGrenville Hall, Oldfield Road116 yd
Rose of DenmarkRose Of Denmark, 6 Dowry Place223 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Red Pizza Company181a Hotwell Road185 yd
Gert Lush9a Regent Street463 yd
Clifton Village Fish Bar4 Princess Victoria Street611 yd
China Capital24 Ashton Road907 yd
The Park End Grill10 Ashton Road907 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-op23-27 Princess Victoria Street571 yd
Co-op3a Princess Victoria Street594 yd
AldiAldi Foodstore Ltd, North Street1,063 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Fit Firm (Closed)
Hotwell Road 		health and fitness suite244 yd
Workout Bristol
BREWERY COURT BREWERY COURT NORTH STREET 		health and fitness suite880 yd
Queen Elizabeth'S Hospital School
QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL BERKELEY PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts916 yd
University Of Bristol (Swimming Pool)
THE RICHMOND BUILDING THE RICHMOND BUILDING QUEENS ROAD 		swimming pool929 yd
Greville Smyth Park
ASHTON ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts951 yd
The Clanage
THE J W BUDD PAVILION THE J W BUDD PAVILION CLANAGE ROAD 		grass pitches1,010 yd
Gh Health & Fitness (Closed)
Grove House Grove House Pembroke Grove 		health and fitness suite1,062 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 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/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 speed70.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed99.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed11.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Merchants Road dangerous?

In 2023, 437 crimes were reported near Merchants Road . Only 24% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BS8 4PZ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Merchants Road, Hotwells, Bristol, BS8 4PZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BS8 4PZ 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 Employee99
Student (economically inactive)65
Retired39
Full-Time Student (with or without job)24
Self-Employed19
Part-Time Employee15
Other3
Long-Term Sick or disabled3
Looking after home or family3
Unemployed2

Employment Industry

Education28
Professional, scientific and technical activities22
Financial and insurance activities20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Manufacturing11
Human health and social work activities11
Administrative and support service activities7
Construction7
Other6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Information and communication6
Accommodation and food service activities5
Transport and storage3
Real estate activities2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female152
Male145

Partnership Status

Single189
Married: Opposite sex53
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated3
Divorced23
Widowed5

Health

Very good health192
Good health75
Fair health16
Bad health9
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications16
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 5
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 15
Apprenticeship3
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 61
Degree or Similar 167
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese3
Indian3
Other Asian3
Black African2
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other7
White265
Roma2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom248
European Union28
Rest of Europe1
Africa5
Middle East and Asia6
The Americas and the Caribbean6
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK248
10+ Years22
5-10 Years8
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years11

Passport Held

United Kingdom253
Ireland5
France1
Germany1
Italy4
Spain2
Poland3
Romania4
Other EU countries5
Eastern Asia2
South-East Asia1
No passport held14

Religion

No religion193
Christian76
Buddhist3
Sikh1
Other religion6
Not answered18
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