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Hotwells and Harbourside

Ward

South Bristol. About 6,408 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Hotwells and Harbourside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,037
Joint 3,627th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hotwells and Harbourside compares

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

Hotwells and HarboursideMiddle
Population34 wards, Bristol · 2021
Population: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 6,037 to 22,165. The middle area is 13,231. Hotwells and Harbourside is 6,037.
6,037least 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%. Hotwells and Harbourside is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Hotwells and Harbourside is 86.7%.
86.7%3rd 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%. Hotwells and Harbourside is 1.9%.
1.9%7th lowest

Is Hotwells and Harbourside safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hotwells and Harbourside at a rate of 184.2 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, 151 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hotwells and Harbourside.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (419), other crime (284) and anti-social behaviour (171).

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 Hotwells and Harbourside 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
Hotwells and Harbourside in brief

Hotwells and Harbourside had 6,037 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Hotwells and Harbourside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hotwells and Harbourside, 86.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hotwells and Harbourside, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.