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City Centre & Harbourside: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the City Centre & Harbourside neighbourhood of Bristol, City of, England (ONS area Bristol 061). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes BS1, BS2, BS8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BS1 4DJ.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
City Centre & Harbourside is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Bristol, City of (8 of 20 signals falling, 3 rising). Flats here typically resell for £321,250 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Bristol Temple Meads, is about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 5.0 times the borough's rate, but there are about 5.5 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical flat price
£321,250
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.17; 3 of 20 signals up, 8 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 4 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£64,700
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
5.0 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 5.5 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (44,000 jobs in 2024 against 8,020 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where City Centre & Harbourside sits in Bristol, City of
- Typical flat price: 8th highest of the 48 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 14th highest of 57 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in City Centre & Harbourside
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bristol, City of, 8 the other way and 9 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recent price momentum
- New-build activity
- Borough against the region
Falling behind the borough
- Degree-educated residents
- Residents aged 25 to 29
- Single-person households under 65
- Anti-social behaviour
- Schools improving
- Premium and budget brands
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Bristol Temple Meads Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line). About 18 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Cardiff Central (about 52 min) and London Paddington (89 to 96 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Cathedral Primary School 250 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Oct 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Bristol Cathedral Choir School 250 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about City Centre & Harbourside
What is the typical flat price in City Centre & Harbourside?
£321,250. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.
How does City Centre & Harbourside compare with the rest of Bristol, City of?
Typical flat price: 8th highest of the 48 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 14th highest of 57 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of.
Is City Centre & Harbourside an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is City Centre & Harbourside gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.17; 3 of 20 signals up, 8 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to City Centre & Harbourside?
Bristol Temple Meads. Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line). About 18 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Cardiff Central (about 52 min) and London Paddington (89 to 96 min).
Which state schools are nearest to City Centre & Harbourside?
Nearest state primary school. Cathedral Primary School. 250 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Bristol Cathedral Choir School. 250 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.