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Bristol

Bristol is a unitary council in the South West of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Two bedroom rent in Bristol is £1,544 a month, the highest in the South West. Band D council tax, £2,714, is the 2nd highest in the region and above every council it borders. Recorded crime is 130.8 per 1,000 residents, the highest in the South West and up 19.2% since 2022-23. No council in the region has more park and public garden within 1km of the average home: 65.8 ha.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Bristol and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,714

Higher than 98% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£357k

Higher than 73% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th highest of the 26 councils in the South West.

Up 3.5% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£1,544

Higher than 87% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 26 councils in the South West.

Up 5.9% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings9.0

Higher than 74% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

5th highest of the 26 councils in the South West.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home69

Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 7th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van26.2%

Higher than 79% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

2nd highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station36.6%

Higher than 71% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket91.2%

Higher than 81% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

6th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy95.6%

Higher than 85% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available81.4%

Higher than 60% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

Lower than 69% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 7th lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Down 4 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score45.9

Higher than 52% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,049

Lower than 66% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

4th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 26 councils in the South West.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents130.8

Higher than 97% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Up 19.2% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households9.2

Higher than 90% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year45.5

Higher than 55% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier82.4%

Lower than 93% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents7.2

Higher than 64% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 1.4% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.3

Lower than 78% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 24 councils in the South West.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.4

Higher than 75% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

6th highest of the 24 councils in the South West.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women60.1 yrs

Lower than 66% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 26 councils in the South West.

Down 3.6 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home65.8 ha

Higher than 88% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 26 councils in the South West.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean11.4 µg/m³

Higher than 80% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Down 28.3% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Bristol shares a boundary with Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. North Somerset£1,079
  2. South Gloucestershire£1,274
  3. Bath and North East Somerset£1,523
  4. Bristol£1,544
Average house price, all homes
  1. North Somerset£315k
  2. South Gloucestershire£340k
  3. Bristol£357k
  4. Bath and North East Somerset£404k
Council tax, band D
  1. Bath and North East Somerset£2,383
  2. North Somerset£2,491
  3. South Gloucestershire£2,551
  4. Bristol£2,714
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. South Gloucestershire73.2
  2. Bath and North East Somerset78.7
  3. North Somerset80.9
  4. Bristol130.8
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. North Somerset1,718
  2. South Gloucestershire1,882
  3. Bath and North East Somerset1,997
  4. Bristol2,049
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Bristol60%
  2. South Gloucestershire64%
  3. North Somerset65%
  4. Bath and North East Somerset66%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. North Somerset6.8 µg/m³
  2. Bath and North East Somerset6.9 µg/m³
  3. South Gloucestershire9.6 µg/m³
  4. Bristol11.4 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. South Gloucestershire17.4%
  2. Bath and North East Somerset21.2%
  3. North Somerset23.9%
  4. Bristol36.6%

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