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Highridge

Middle area

South Bristol. 6,274 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Highridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£272,500
Joint 3,196th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,266
Joint 3,147th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Highridge

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highridge at a rate of 125.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 148.6 per 1,000 people across Bristol.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences393
Other crime143
Anti-social behaviour114
Criminal damage and arson63
Vehicle crime31
Burglary17
Drug offences16
Robbery7
Shoplifting3
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Highridge compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price57 middle areas, Bristol · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bristol57 areas from £240,000 to £757,500. The middle area is £340,000. Highridge is £272,500.
£272,5006th cheapest
Population57 middle areas, Bristol · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bristol57 areas from 5,966 to 13,214. The middle area is 7,929. Highridge is 6,266.
6,2667th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares57 middle areas, Bristol · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Bristol57 areas from 17.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Highridge is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage57 middle areas, Bristol · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bristol57 areas from 73.3% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.6%. Highridge is 98.8%.
98.8%joint 7th highest

Is Highridge safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highridge at a rate of 125.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 148.6 per 1,000 people across Bristol.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Highridge.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (393), other crime (143) and anti-social behaviour (114).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Bristol

These figures are published for the whole of Bristol, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bristol and not Highridge alone. See Bristol

Average house price
£352,262
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,509
151st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.9×
Joint 93rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.5
Joint 108th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Highridge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Highridge was £272,500 in 2025.

Highridge had 6,266 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Highridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Highridge, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.