Which has the lower district median?
Easton: £335,000. Southville: £387,500.
Easton is lower in this 24-month sample.
Easton (BS5) or Southville (BS3): an area comparison
Easton has the lower recorded-sale median by £52,500. 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?
Easton: 16. Southville: 100 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: BS5 123, BS3 153. mapped green-space sites: BS5 109, BS3 68.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £52,500 across the 24-month samples. That gives Easton the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Easton has 16 registered schools, 109 mapped green-space sites and 123 bus nodes. Southville has 100, 68 and 153 respectively.
District prices
BS5 recorded 1,286 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £335,000. The £340,356 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.
BS5
- Median recorded sale
- £335,000
- Average recorded sale
- £340,356
- Recorded sales
- 1,286 (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 9,303 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 3,918, or 42.1% 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.
BS5
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 9,303
- Selected report-category share
- 3,918 (42.1%)
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. BS5 has a median of 4.0. 47.9% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 5.0% 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.
BS5
- Median IMD decile
- 4.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 47.9%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 5.0%
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 16 open establishments in BS5. 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.
BS5
- Registered school sites
- 16 (Nursery: 2, Primary: 13, Secondary: 1)
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 109 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 162.88 hectares, including 18 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.
BS5
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 109
- Mapped site area
- 162.88 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 18
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 1,300 postcode units. 312 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 395 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.
BS5
- Postcode units in source
- 1,300
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 312
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 395
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 13.1 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.
BS5
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 13.1 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 123 active bus nodes and 9 rail, metro or tram nodes across BS5. 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.
BS5
- Active bus access nodes
- 123
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 9
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.
BS5
- 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 378 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 1 fatal, 30 serious and 347 slight.
DfT records 206 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 3 fatal, 20 serious and 183 slight.
BS5
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 378
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 30
- Slight
- 347
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.
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