Schools may need closer review
Knowle at a glance
- House prices
- £370,000
- Middle69th percentile
- Schools
- 11th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 66th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 88.4 per 1,000 residents
- Middle31st percentile
- Flood risk
- 1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land21st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Knowle a good place to live?
Knowle has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, 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
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Knowle
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 88.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 31st 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 Knowle
House prices
- Median sale price
- £370,000
- Percentile
- 69th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 117 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 Knowle
Schools
11th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Knowle
Flood risk
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 0.9% of the area. That is the 21st 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 Knowle
Transport
66th 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 Knowle a good place to live?
Knowle has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Knowle safe?
Knowle ranks in the 31st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Knowle?
The median sale price was £370,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 69th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Knowle?
Schools rank in the 11th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Knowle?
Nearby public profiles include Brislington West in City of Bristol and Hotwells & Harbourside in City of Bristol.
