Southmead
Safety and schools may need closer review
Southmead at a glance
- House prices
- £306,250
- Middle53rd percentile
- Schools
- 18th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 53rd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 125.8 per 1,000 residents
- Weak15th percentile
- Flood risk
- 8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle64th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Southmead a good place to live?
Southmead 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 and crime data 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 data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Southmead
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 125.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 15th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
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 Southmead
House prices
- Median sale price
- £306,250
- Percentile
- 53rd percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 80 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 Southmead
Schools
18th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Southmead
Flood risk
8% 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 5.1% of the area. That is the 64th 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 Southmead
Transport
53rd 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 Southmead a good place to live?
Southmead 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 and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Southmead safe?
Southmead ranks in the 15th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Southmead?
The median sale price was £306,250 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 53rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Southmead?
Schools rank in the 18th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Southmead?
Nearby public profiles include St. George Troopers Hill in City of Bristol and Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston in City of Bristol.
