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Electoral wardE05010888

Bishopston and Ashley Down ward, City of Bristol

Bishopston and Ashley Down is one of 34 electoral wards of Bristol City Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 13,304 residents in 5,048 households — 8,693 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bristol North West constituency.

Residents, 202113,304council ward average 13,896
Households5,0482.64 residents per household
Density8,693/ km²about 1.53 km² · City of Bristol 4,308
Aged 65+9.4%City of Bristol: 12.9% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 803
5–95.8% · 767
10–155.4% · 716
16–193.4% · 450
20–2414.9% · 1,986
25–3419.5% · 2,593
35–4922.5% · 2,993
50–6413.1% · 1,749
65–745.6% · 746
75–842.5% · 335
85+1.2% · 164

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.4% · 929
1 car or van52.4% · 2,646
2 cars or vans23.5% · 1,184
3 or more5.7% · 288
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; City of Bristol overall: 54.0% owned, 18.7% social rented, 26.2% private rented.

Owned outright27.6% · 1,394
With mortgage37.1% · 1,874
Shared ownership0.5% · 27
Social rented3.8% · 193
Private rented30.9% · 1,562

Type of home

Detached house1.5% · 78
Semi-detached house11.3% · 569
Terraced house57.9% · 2,922
Purpose-built flat13.1% · 660
Converted house9.9% · 500
Other conversion3.6% · 181
Above shop / office2.7% · 137
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010888
Constituency
Bristol North West
Region
South West
Density rank in council
5 of 34

Other wards in the same constituency

AAvonmouth and Lawrence Weston15.5% aged 65+ · 54.4% owned22,167HHenbury and Brentry16.0% aged 65+ · 54.3% owned13,208HHorfield11.8% aged 65+ · 50.9% owned13,838SSouthmead14.8% aged 65+ · 47.7% owned13,193SStoke Bishop19.5% aged 65+ · 75.0% owned13,067WWestbury-on-Trym and Henleaze23.5% aged 65+ · 80.8% owned20,420

All 34 wards of City of Bristol

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.