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Cotham: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Cotham neighbourhood of Bristol, City of, England (ONS area Bristol 022). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes BS6, BS8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BS6 6JJ.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Cotham is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Bristol, City of (5 of 20 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £880,000 and flats for £367,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Bristol, City of (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Clifton Down, is about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 24 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£880,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£367,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% 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 -0.13; 2 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 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 7 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£73,700
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.5 times the borough's rate
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
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Cotham sits in Bristol, City of
- Typical house price: 3rd highest of the 54 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 48 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 6th highest of 57 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 24 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 Cotham
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 24 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bristol, City of, 5 the other way and 13 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
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Degree-educated residents
- Single-person households under 65
- Recorded crime
- Home improvement applications
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Clifton Down Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (430 m in a straight line). About 3.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Severn Beach (about 23 min) and Avonmouth (about 12 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 Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Cotham School 550 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Cotham
What is the typical house price in Cotham?
£880,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
How does Cotham compare with the rest of Bristol, City of?
Typical house price: 3rd highest of the 54 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 48 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th highest of 57 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of.
Is Cotham an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Cotham gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 2 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Cotham?
Clifton Down. Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (430 m in a straight line). About 3.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Severn Beach (about 23 min) and Avonmouth (about 12 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Cotham?
Nearest state primary school. Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School. 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Cotham School. 550 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2023).
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.