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Bedminster

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South Bristol. About 13,273 people in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bedminster, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,913
1,315th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
72.2%
499th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bedminster compares

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Population34 wards, Bristol · 2021
Population: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 6,037 to 22,165. The middle area is 13,231. Bedminster is 12,913.
12,91311th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage34 wards, Bristol · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 81.0% to 99.1%. The middle area is 95.8%. Bedminster is 95.7%.
95.7%17th lowest
Claimant rate34 wards, Bristol · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 0.9% to 7.4%. The middle area is 3.5%. Bedminster is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 8th lowest
Aged 15 to 6434 wards, Bristol · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 57.2% to 90.6%. The middle area is 69.8%. Bedminster is 72.2%.
72.2%joint 13th highest

Figures for the whole of Bristol

These figures are published for the whole of Bristol, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bristol and not Bedminster alone. See Bristol

Average house price
£352,262
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,509
151st highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.9×
93rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.5
108th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bedminster in brief

Bedminster had 12,913 usual residents at the census.

In Bedminster, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bedminster, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

72.2% of residents in Bedminster were aged 15 to 64 at the census.