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Bishopston and Ashley Down

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North east Bristol. About 13,214 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bishopston and Ashley Down, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
13,302
1,214th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
74.2%
382nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bishopston and Ashley Down compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Bishopston and Ashley DownMiddle
Population34 wards, Bristol · 2021
Population: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 6,037 to 22,165. The middle area is 13,231. Bishopston and Ashley Down is 13,302.
13,30216th highest
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%. Bishopston and Ashley Down is 97.8%.
97.8%10th highest
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%. Bishopston and Ashley Down is 2.7%.
2.7%joint 11th 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%. Bishopston and Ashley Down is 74.2%.
74.2%10th 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 Bishopston and Ashley Down 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
Bishopston and Ashley Down in brief

Bishopston and Ashley Down had 13,302 usual residents at the census.

In Bishopston and Ashley Down, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bishopston and Ashley Down, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

74.2% of residents in Bishopston and Ashley Down were aged 15 to 64 at the census.