Electoral wardE05010892

Central ward, City of Bristol

Central is one of 34 electoral wards of Bristol City Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 18,390 residents in 6,488 households — 8,242 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bristol Central constituency.

Residents, 202118,390council ward average 13,896

Households6,4882.83 residents per household

Density8,242/ km²about 2.23 km² · City of Bristol 4,308

Aged 65+3.5%City of Bristol: 12.9% · under 16: 6.3%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.4% · 435

5–91.9% · 353

10–152.0% · 371

16–1919.1% · 3,506

20–2430.3% · 5,575

25–3423.1% · 4,252

35–4911.6% · 2,142

50–646.1% · 1,119

65–742.1% · 382

75–841.1% · 208

85+0.3% · 46

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van57.3% · 3,720

1 car or van34.6% · 2,245

2 cars or vans6.8% · 440

3 or more1.3% · 83

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright8.5% · 552

With mortgage11.0% · 714

Shared ownership1.4% · 94

Social rented20.7% · 1,343

Private rented58.0% · 3,764

Lives rent free0.3% · 21

Type of home

Detached house0.6% · 38

Semi-detached house1.7% · 113

Terraced house4.2% · 273

Purpose-built flat71.9% · 4,664

Converted house8.2% · 532

Other conversion9.0% · 581

Above shop / office4.1% · 269

Caravan, mobile0.3% · 20

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010892
Council: Bristol City Council
Constituency: Bristol Central
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 6 of 34

Council offices in this ward

TBristol City Council Markets OfficeTown council · BS1 1JQ CCitizen Service PointCouncil office · BS1 6AG TBristol City Council, Homelessness And Housing AdviceTown council · BS1 6AG

Other wards in the same constituency

AAshley6.6% aged 65+ · 39.1% owned20,003 CClifton12.5% aged 65+ · 43.2% owned13,022 CClifton Down8.5% aged 65+ · 36.6% owned11,420 CCotham8.9% aged 65+ · 42.8% owned11,520 HHotwells and Harbourside9.2% aged 65+ · 35.5% owned6,034 RRedland11.7% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned13,253

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.