Area guide

Living in BS7, Bristol

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around BS7 in Bristol. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 13 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Bristol: £352,262, up 2.1% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South West average is £302,298.

Check sold prices for a specific address in BS7 →
See where BS7 ranks across South West →

Council tax at Band D in Bristol: £2,714 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare BS7 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for BS7 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around BS7

143 recorded home sales on the streets around central BS7 in the last 2 years, with a median of £440,000 and a range from £133,886 to £765,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
38 Quarrington Road, BS7 9PL Terraced £400,000 20 Aug 2026
Upper Maisonette 15 Tortworth Road, BS7 9PA Flat or maisonette £288,000 23 Jul 2026
30 Court Road, BS7 0BT Terraced £586,000 23 Jul 2026
71 Wessex Avenue, BS7 0DE Semi-detached £510,000 21 Jul 2026
14 Uphill Road, BS7 9RA Terraced £515,000 20 Jul 2026
52 Tortworth Road, BS7 9PA Terraced £525,000 20 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

82 schools within 3 miles , of which 71% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Bishop Road Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.8 mi away 1.61 mi varies
Elmlea Infant School Primary Outstanding 1.8 mi away 0.85 mi varies
Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.6 mi away 2.86 mi varies
Filton Avenue Primary School Primary Good 0.4 mi away no figure
Brunel Field Primary School Primary Good 0.6 mi away 0.86 mi varies
Stoke Park Primary School Primary Good 0.7 mi away 0.56 mi varies

Schools in BS7 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Ashley Down Primary School Primary 0.35 mi varies
Stoke Park Primary School Primary 0.56 mi varies
Upper Horfield Primary School Primary 0.56 mi varies
Brunel Field Primary School Primary 0.86 mi varies
Sefton Park Infant School Primary 0.99 mi varies
Bishop Road Primary School Primary 1.61 mi varies
St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School Primary 5.03 mi varies

Will an address here get a place? How far Bristol schools admitted from, school by school →

53 state primary and 13 state secondary schools within range, plus 7 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for BS7 →

Private schools

7 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Badminton School, Bristol Grammar School, Clifton College, Clifton High School, Collegiate School, Queen Elizabeth's Hospital and others.

All 7 fee-paying schools near BS7, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

2 higher education institutions within 3 miles: University of Bristol, University of the West of England, Bristol.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations39.2%
Associate professional and technical17.3%
Managers, directors and senior officials11.0%
Administrative and secretarial6.5%
Elementary occupations6.3%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How BS7 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 10.6 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of BS7 (E01014510, 2,129 residents in 2021, up 8.6% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 10.6 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 64.6% 69.5% +4.9 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 30.3% 28.9% -1.4 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 3.6% 1.0% -2.6 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.7% 18.5% -0.2 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 7.4% 7.9% +0.5 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 48.8% 59.4% +10.6 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 11.2% 12.1% +0.9 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 90.3% 90.1% -0.2 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 88.2% 89.1% +0.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

448 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central BS7 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Bristol's figures.

Buses from the centre of BS7

Best-served stop: Filton Avenue, with 9.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of BS7 is Filton Avenue: 9.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 7.2 in the evening and 6.2 on Sunday daytime; first bus 04:22, last 03:12 after midnight. Routes there: 74, 70, 77, 72. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of BS7. The nearest, Horfield Hc, has 18,273 registered patients and 1,827 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Horfield Hc0.3 mi18,2731,827
Gloucester Road Medical Centre0.3 mi22,7442,569
Mvmg - Monks Park0.7 mi38,12647,658

Nearest A&E: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, where 65.9% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Bristol pays £2,714 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.0% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Bristol, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Bristol, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,164+5.0%
2022-23£2,230+3.0%
2023-24£2,345+5.2%
2024-25£2,460+4.9%
2025-26£2,584+5.0%
2026-27£2,714+5.0%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Bristol, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about BS7

What is the average house price in BS7?

The average sold price in Bristol is £352,262 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in BS7?

Prices in Bristol are up 2.1% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in BS7?

The median of 143 recorded sales around central BS7 in the last 2 years is £440,000, ranging from £133,886 to £765,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in BS7?

82 schools sit within 3 miles of central BS7, and 71% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in BS7?

448 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BS7 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is BS7 at risk of flooding?

Central BS7 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is BS7 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 71% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £440,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 448 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is BS7 safe?

448 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BS7 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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