Households in Bristol's richest neighbourhood earn nearly £23,700 more a year than the poorest, according to official figures, putting it into the top 20 cities with the largest wage inequality. The data from the Office for National Statistics lays bare the income gap between households across the city.
In Barton Hill, households have an average net annual income of £22,100 after income tax, national insurance, council tax, pension contributions, and child support have been paid. It's the lowest disposable household income of any neighbourhood in Bristol.
Meanwhile, Clifton East has the highest disposable household income of any neighbourhood in Bristol, at £45,800. That's a difference of £23,700, the sixteenth largest gap in the country.
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The nationwide map shows that the biggest chasm between the richest and poorest residents within the same neighbourhood is in the London borough of Tower Hamlets, where the wealthiest earn £38,700 more a year than the poorest. That’s the largest difference between a local authority’s richest and poorest residents in the whole of the country.
Leicester has the next largest gap of £36,400, followed by Nottingham at £36,300 and Southwark, where it's £35,600. You can see how different local authorities compare to one another using the interactive map below from the Reach data unit.
These are the neighbourhoods with the 10 highest net household incomes in Bristol:
- Clifton East: £45,800
- Clifton Village: £44,600
- Henleaze: £44,200
- Cotham: £41,400
- Bristol City Centre: £41,400
- Hotwells: £41,200
- Redland & St Andrew's: £40,900
- Westbury Park: £40,200
- Bishopston: £40,000
- Kingsdown & Stokes Croft: £39,600
And these are the neighbourhoods with the 10 lowest:
- Barton Hill, Bristol, City of: £22,100
- Knowle West, Bristol, City of: £24,100
- Hartcliffe, Bristol, City of: £24,300
- Upper Easton, Bristol, City of: £24,500
- Withywood, Bristol, City of: £24,600
- Knowle, Bristol, City of: £25,100
- Highridge, Bristol, City of: £26,000
- Lawrence Weston, Bristol, City of: £26,100
- Fishponds South, Bristol, City of: £26,600
- Headley Park, Bristol, City of: £27,100
The neighbourhoods used in the map are technically called Middle layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs). These MSOAs can consist of anywhere between 2,000 and 6,000 households.
The 'Income estimates for small areas' data is published by the Office for National Statistics and covers the financial year ending 2018, which is the most recent data available for incomes at the neighbourhood level. The full rundown of Bristol's neighbourhoods is as follows:
Clifton East: £45,800
Clifton Village: £44,600
Henleaze: £44,200
Cotham: £41,400
Bristol City Centre: £41,400
Hotwells: £41,200
Redland & St Andrew's: £40,900
Westbury Park: £40,200
Bishopston: £40,000
Kingsdown & Stokes Croft: £39,600
Stoke Bishop: £39,100
Westbury on Trym: £39,000
Westbury Village: £37,400
Southville: £36,500
Totterdown: £35,500
Horfield: £35,400
Ashton: £34,400
Bedminster: £33,600
Knowle Park: £32,900
Stapleton: £32,600
St Annes: £32,300
Crews Hole: £32,100
Brislington: £31,900
Temple Meads: £31,700
Monks Park: £31,500
Sea Mills: £31,200
Bishopsworth: £31,100
Windmill Hill: £30,900
Eastville: £30,600
Whitchurch Park: £30,500
Broom Hill: £30,200
St Paul's: £29,900
Two Mile Hill: £29,800
Shirehampton & Avonmouth: £29,600
Redfield: £29,600
Upper Horfield: £29,500
Stockwood: £29,200
Henbury & Brentry: £29,100
Speedwell: £29,100
Hengrove: £28,900
Fishponds North: £28,300
St George: £27,800
Lockleaze: £27,300
Southmead: £27,200
Headley Park: £27,100
Lower Easton: £27,100
Fishponds South: £26,600
Lawrence Weston: £26,100
Highridge: £26,000
Knowle: £25,100
Withywood: £24,600
Upper Easton: £24,500
Hartcliffe: £24,300
Knowle West: £24,100
Barton Hill: £22,100
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