Is Forest Avenue in Bristol a nice place to live?

Forest Avenue is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Forest Avenue is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Forest Avenue is located in the Hillfields ward of the Bristol, City of district in Bristol.
Coordinates 51.473942, -2.524009
Grid Ref ST637751
Suburb Hillfields
Constituency Bristol East
Postcodes BS16 4BP, BS16 4BT, BS16 4BZ, BS16 4DA

House Prices

The average house price in Forest Avenue is 100% higher than the rest of Bristol. The last sale we have on record is 7 Forest Avenue, that sold for £386,000. The average house price in Bristol is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Forest Avenue

Date No. Type Price
31/08/2022 7 Terrace £386,000
27/05/2022 12 Terrace £275,000
10/12/2021 53 Semi £298,000
27/08/2021 23 Terrace £355,250
27/08/2021 14 Terrace £332,000
29/06/2021 4 Terrace £363,000
23/06/2021 44A Terrace £250,000
07/06/2021 37C Flat £138,000
30/04/2021 44 Terrace £232,500
24/07/2020 28 Terrace £246,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Forest Avenue, Bristol

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Forest Avenue during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Forest Avenue and compared that to the average for the Hillfields ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Forest Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hillfields ward

Social economic statistics for Forest Avenue

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Forest Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Forest Avenue is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Forest Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Forest Avenue are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Forest Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Forest Avenue are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Forest Avenue are in the top 30% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Forest Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Forest Avenue are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Forest Avenue

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Forest Avenue.

Unemployment in Forest Avenue

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.78% of Forest Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Forest Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Forest Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Forest Avenue is 6.86% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.74% of Forest Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Forest Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Forest Avenue is 4.14% higher than the national average of 62%. 28.35% of properties in Forest Avenue are private rented and 5.51% are social rented.
66.14% of residents of Forest Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Forest Avenue residents

The proportion if Forest Avenue residents born in the UK is 6.27% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 23.62% of Forest Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
76.38% of Forest Avenue residents were born in the UK

Forest Avenue Summary

Forest Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Forest Avenue maybe difficult.

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