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Temple Meads: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Temple Meads neighbourhood of Bristol, City of, England (ONS area Bristol 054). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes BS1, BS2, BS5, BS99. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BS2 0LT.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Temple Meads is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Bristol, City of (4 of 22 signals rising, 3 falling). Flats here typically resell for £243,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Bristol Temple Meads, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 2.6 times the borough's rate, but there are about 5.2 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
£243,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.12; 4 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£54,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.6 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 5.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (53,000 jobs in 2024 against 10,107 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
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 Temple Meads sits in Bristol, City of
- Typical flat price: 21st highest of the 48 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 27th 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 Temple Meads
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
4 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bristol, City of, 3 the other way and 15 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
- Degree-educated residents
- Household income
- New-build activity
- Borough against the region
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Bristol Temple Meads Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (570 m 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 Hannah More Primary School 90 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 1 area, Requires improvement in 3 (May 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025).
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 Temple Meads
What is the typical flat price in Temple Meads?
£243,500. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
How does Temple Meads compare with the rest of Bristol, City of?
Typical flat price: 21st highest of the 48 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 27th highest of 57 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of.
Is Temple Meads an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Temple Meads gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.12; 4 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Temple Meads?
Bristol Temple Meads. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (570 m 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 Temple Meads?
Nearest state primary school. Hannah More Primary School. 90 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 1 area, Requires improvement in 3 (May 2025). Nearest state secondary school. St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025).
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.