Bishopston & Ashley Down
Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Bishopston & Ashley Down at a glance
- House prices
- £475,000
- Higher prices85th percentile
- Schools
- 15th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 82nd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 84.6 per 1,000 residents
- Middle34th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land12th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Bishopston & Ashley Down a good place to live?
Bishopston & Ashley Down may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in City of Bristol below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Bishopston & Ashley Down
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 84.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 34th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Bishopston & Ashley Down
House prices
- Median sale price
- £475,000
- Percentile
- 85th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 151 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Bishopston & Ashley Down
Schools
15th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Bishopston & Ashley Down
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 12th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Bishopston & Ashley Down
Transport
82nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Bishopston & Ashley Down a good place to live?
Bishopston & Ashley Down may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Bishopston & Ashley Down safe?
Bishopston & Ashley Down ranks in the 34th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Bishopston & Ashley Down?
The median sale price was £475,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 85th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Bishopston & Ashley Down?
Schools rank in the 15th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Bishopston & Ashley Down?
Nearby public profiles include Stoke Bishop in City of Bristol and Redland in City of Bristol.
