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Hengrove and Whitchurch Park

Ward

South Bristol. About 20,208 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 84% of people in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
18,710
272nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
84%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hengrove and Whitchurch Park compares

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

Hengrove and Whitchurch ParkMiddle
Population34 wards, Bristol · 2021
Population: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 6,037 to 22,165. The middle area is 13,231. Hengrove and Whitchurch Park is 18,710.
18,7106th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares34 wards, Bristol · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 16.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Hengrove and Whitchurch Park is 84.0%.
84%4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Hengrove and Whitchurch Park is 93.3%.
93.3%9th 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%. Hengrove and Whitchurch Park is 4.3%.
4.3%joint 9th highest

Is Hengrove and Whitchurch Park safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park at a rate of 114.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 148.6 per 1,000 people across Bristol.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 208 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (984), other crime (440) and anti-social behaviour (403).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Hengrove and Whitchurch Park alone. See Bristol

Average house price
£353,596
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,509
151st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.9×
Joint 94th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.5
Joint 108th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hengrove and Whitchurch Park in brief

Hengrove and Whitchurch Park had 18,710 usual residents at the census.

About 84% of people in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hengrove and Whitchurch Park, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hengrove and Whitchurch Park, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.