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Lower Gay Street

City of Bristol, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 87/100 Transport proximity 100/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 15/100; transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 16/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 87/100. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

Highest profile: Young ProfessionalsFair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; amenity proximity 45/100; daily amenities 16/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families
Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 15/100; family indicators 55/100; green-space proximity 87/100; daily amenities 16/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals
Fair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; amenity proximity 45/100; daily amenities 16/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees
Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 15/100; green-space proximity 87/100; daily amenities 16/100; amenity proximity 45/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers
Fair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 16/100; area-safety proxy 15/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

50
Liveability

Weighted liveability indicators

53
Functionality

Access, transport, services

Transport-hub proxy classification. This uses mapped services and recorded incident counts. Footfall, noise and suitability for settled living have not been measured.

Flood mapping

The mapped street point is classified as Zone 1 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.

Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.

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Things You Should Know

Low area-safety score

Area safety score 15/100 — based on recorded incident counts for the associated LSOA, not this specific street. Counts are not adjusted for population and do not establish an above-average crime rate.

Limited mapped daily services

Score 16/100. Check the available shops and services against your daily needs.

Low area-safety score

Score 15/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.

How Life Works Here

Lower Gay Street is located in City of Bristol, near Bristol. The associated LSOA area has 612 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. The dataset records 1 nearby amenities. The closest is The Homeless Health Service (clinic, 38m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus. The nearest mapped stop (Brunswick Street) is 221m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,385; owner-occupied homes 10.2%; social housing 17.1%; retired population 4.1%; average household size 2.1. There are 18 schools within 2 km, 14 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 4 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 482m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is young professionals at 58/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 50/100. Its recorded district percentile is 44. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Poor (15)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Poor (16)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Excellent (100)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Excellent (87)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Data unavailable

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Fair (55)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Fair (45)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Excellent (90)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

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Nearby Amenities

The Homeless Health Service38m (0.5 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Lower Gay Street, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (2)

hospitals (2)

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libraries (2)

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parks & green spaces (5)

schools (5)

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Transport Links

Brunswick Street bus_stop221m
Stokes Croft bus_stop259m
Bus Station bus_stop310m
Montpelier Rail Station rail_station723m
Castle Park Ferry Landing ferry821m
Redland Rail Station rail_station852m
St Philip's Bridge ferry1038m
Welsh Back Ferry Landing ferry1041m

Similar Streets

Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.

Data Transparency

5 open data sources
57% data uniqueness
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  • OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
  • HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
  • police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
  • DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
  • Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
  • ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.

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