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University & Brandon Hill: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the University & Brandon Hill neighbourhood of Bristol, City of, England (ONS area Bristol 060). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes BS1, BS2, BS6, BS8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BS8 1UL.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Bristol, City of
University & Brandon Hill is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Bristol, City of (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 2 falling of 19). Flats here typically resell for £325,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Clifton Down, is about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 2.0 times the borough's rate, but there are about 4.6 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
£325,000
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
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 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 7 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£66,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.0 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 4.6 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (39,000 jobs in 2024 against 8,533 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 University & Brandon Hill sits in Bristol, City of
- Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 48 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 11th 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 University & Brandon Hill
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
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bristol, City of, 2 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
- Premium and budget brands
- Borough against the region
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Recorded crime
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Clifton Down Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km 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 Willow Park CofE Primary School 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Mar 2024). Special measures.
- Nearest state secondary school Bristol Cathedral Choir School 590 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 University & Brandon Hill
What is the typical flat price in University & Brandon Hill?
£325,000. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.
How does University & Brandon Hill compare with the rest of Bristol, City of?
Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 48 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 11th highest of 57 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of.
Is University & Brandon Hill an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is University & Brandon Hill gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to University & Brandon Hill?
Clifton Down. Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km 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 University & Brandon Hill?
Nearest state primary school. Willow Park CofE Primary School. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Mar 2024). Special measures. Nearest state secondary school. Bristol Cathedral Choir School. 590 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.