Which has the lower district median?
Bishopston: £413,500. Southville: £387,500.
Southville is lower in this 24-month sample.
Bishopston (BS7) or Southville (BS3): an area comparison
Southville has the lower recorded-sale median by £26,000. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Bishopston: 15. Southville: 100 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: BS7 96, BS3 153. mapped green-space sites: BS7 59, BS3 68.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £26,000 across the 24-month samples. That gives Southville the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Bishopston has 15 registered schools, 59 mapped green-space sites and 96 bus nodes. Southville has 100, 68 and 153 respectively.
District prices
BS7 recorded 934 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £413,500. The £469,242 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
BS3 recorded 1,337 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £387,500. The £394,149 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
BS7
- Median recorded sale
- £413,500
- Average recorded sale
- £469,242
- Recorded sales
- 934 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
BS3
- Median recorded sale
- £387,500
- Average recorded sale
- £394,149
- Recorded sales
- 1,337 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 4,787 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,071, or 43.3% of the total.
Police.uk records 5,026 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,074, or 41.3% of the total.
BS7
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 4,787
- Selected report-category share
- 2,071 (43.3%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
BS3
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 5,026
- Selected report-category share
- 2,074 (41.3%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. BS7 has a median of 8.0. 26.8% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 55.9% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. BS3 has a median of 7.0. 6.9% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 46.4% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
BS7
- Median IMD decile
- 8.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 26.8%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 55.9%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
BS3
- Median IMD decile
- 7.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 6.9%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 46.4%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 15 open establishments in BS7. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 100 open establishments in BS3. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
BS7
- Registered school sites
- 15 (Nursery: 1, Primary: 11, Secondary: 3)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
BS3
- Registered school sites
- 100 (All-through: 1, Primary: 84, Secondary: 15)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 59 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 74.19 hectares, including 6 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 68 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 97.02 hectares, including 11 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
BS7
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 59
- Mapped site area
- 74.19 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 6
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
BS3
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 68
- Mapped site area
- 97.02 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 11
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 775 postcode units. 190 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 226 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 6,613 postcode units. 1,401 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 1,465 have medium-risk surroundings.
BS7
- Postcode units in source
- 775
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 190
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 226
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
BS3
- Postcode units in source
- 6,613
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 1,401
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 1,465
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 12.0 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 11.7 µg/m³. 88.9% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
BS7
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 12.0 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
BS3
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 11.7 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 88.9%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 96 active bus nodes and 2 rail, metro or tram nodes across BS7. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 153 active bus nodes and 4 rail, metro or tram nodes across BS3. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
BS7
- Active bus access nodes
- 96
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 2
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
BS3
- Active bus access nodes
- 153
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 4
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
BS7
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
BS3
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 245 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 22 serious and 223 slight.
DfT records 206 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 3 fatal, 20 serious and 183 slight.
BS7
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 245
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 22
- Slight
- 223
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
BS3
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 206
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 20
- Slight
- 183
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
For an address-specific desk check, Property Diligence’s paid report adds the more detailed property-level information available from public sources.