I Visited BRISTOL'S POOREST Neighbourhoods! (Cost of Living Impact)

[@ukexplored]

Hope you enjoyed this video! If you have any feedback or comments, we'd love to hear them! Do you live in Bristol? Are you familiar with any of these areas? Are you tired of your local council wasting resources and not improving living conditions? Your feedback is valuable to the audience, please share.

[@zoeathomson4305]

Shocking. Wasting resources on a massive scale all over England. At least they got paid for shuffling papar and words around.

[@Budgiearmy]

This video was Awesome as always

[@Budgiearmy]

I don't like tower blocks they don't look modern this is why I don't like Me cobbesier's buildings because it's so bland.

[@Competitive_Antagonist]

I did some voluntary work in Knowle and helped manage a website in Staple Hill that was part of a regeneration scheme. This was all about a decade ago, and Knowle is still under regeneration? This is taking longer to regenerate than after The Doctor's first regeneration in the new season of Doctor Who.

[@KrzysztofPlayz]

Filton should bring back Filton airport but everyone knows that won’t happen

[@votronimatic]

40 years ago I used to rewire council houses in all these areas,was so different back then,clean,safe ,tidy and very friendly.

[@lucius4556]

I've noticed even on private estates the houses have gone downhill, tatty windows and rubbish strewn everywhere, gardens not bothered with..don't know if it's because some are hmos and student accommodation and rentals, or if everybody is sat on the Internet these days.

[@frankythehousecat2681]

A house rewire a day ?

[@q1q1q1q1q1q1q1q11]

True. If you give people something for free you will always end up with a lot of people who don't appreciate it.

[@lucius4556]

@@q1q1q1q1q1q1q1q11 Do they not pay rent?

[@happydays6291]

​@@lucius4556a lot don't, benefit system

[@Widgeon5113T]

I was born in Bristol in 1957 and lived there until the late 1970s. It is rather dispiriting to see exactly the same 5 areas of the city in deprivation as when I was there. Perhaps the most depressing is Barton Hill as I watched that whole area being redeveloped - including the building of the tower blocks - with the aim of improving quality of life. It is difficult to imagine what the many city leaders of the last 50 years have been doing. Whatever it is, perhaps they should stop it and re-think, because it doesn't seem to be doing anything useful..

[@YuckFoutube-e1z]

Stealing your money. That is what they do. Darn good at it as well.

[@sbaby-kg8hn]

Barton Hill is a rot hole

[@arlenenorthcott3710]

Well we have had a la our council for years havent got a clue ,some of it looks like 3rd world tagging is rife and litter

[@Mark-Catz]

Car dependency has so much to answer for, many poor people have no access to a car and it's impossible to enter a tip without one.

[@ukexplored]

Bristol is making it difficult to get around by car too. Zones for high emissions, crazy parking charges, its' a nightmare visiting, let alone living there and getting around with a car.

[@wildoscar416]

how would you suggest getting a sofa or fridge into an average car ? cars have nothing to do with it, it's the morality of the people, unintelligent, uneducated and drawing from an ever decreasing gene pool, couple that with the garbage they lap up from TV and there you have it.

[@bensear]

​@@ukexploredYou ever heard of this thing called a train or a coach

[@lemsip207]

​@@bensearYou cant take a fridge or mattress on public transport.

[@bensear]

@@lemsip207 you can get it delivered, often for free

[@rugbytown]

I live in Barton Hill. I once lived in a town house next to a lake. It was a house but never a home. I have a stable career and acknowledge my privileges but the street I live in in Barton Hill feels the most safe and community centred place I have ever lived in. It is a joy to live here.

[@leaveMeAlone_lol]

I agree. I also live there 😊

[@Odex1x]

From Hartcliffe here grew up here my whole childhood its quite bad in terms of crime ive had family members murdered, robbed the drug problem is really bad most people here dont even care about getting arrested for dealing and just do it out front of the police. Schools are quite bad both my secondary and primary schools were marked so bad by ofstead they were close to shutting down. There is also a weird postcode war between knowle and Hartcliffe. The council in terms of maintenance are useless for instance my family had a hole in roof for 6 months which led to leaks in the attic. The worse part is these are only a few issues with the area and the council largely overlooks the area.

[@FragrantVagrant69]

These videos never cease to amaze me. Full of useful stats and thoughtful, sincere commentary. Well done!

[@ukexplored]

Much appreciated!

[@darkmark937]

@@ukexplored I quite often park my truck near here. I go out in estate pubs all over the country and mix with the people. Get yourself out at night in some of these places and have a beer 🍺 I’ve been drinking in rough places for years and never had any problems. Or walking around at night. I used to see a woman in Gorse Hill Swindon too, another one of your dangerous areas. Yes the streets are dirty and skanky, but you shouldn’t be afraid of scallies starting fires and running about on motorcross bikes. They’re just bored

[@chrissyp7433]

​@@darkmark937I'm glad you said it, I used to live in knowle and I would say it's like most areas you have good and bad parts these areas are forgotten about by government and council's which is why you have problems there. One thing I would say is there is more of a sense of community people looking out for each other whereas more exclusive areas seem to be lacking. As for the pubs around there you only get trouble if you are looking for it.

[@McRino1]

One of Bristols MP's and now a front bencher for the Labour party Darren Jones is from Lawrence Weston. Born and raised... it shows that even from deprived areas, with the right drive and support you can do better than would be expected of you.

[@gonzoraoul]

He's a good lad, Darren

[@samuelhonywill4499]

Lee Evans was also born in Bristol and grew up in Lawrence Weston, before moving to Essex when he was still relatively young.

[@Nix_sound]

I lived in Barton Hill 8 years ago, for about 5 years and I found it to be plenty comfortable and never felt unsafe. It has a couple of great parks and church road that runs through it has eveything you need. Someone mentioned the population is mostly Somali, so no late night alcohol related disturbances and it was generally safe to walk around, day or night. I found Easton was far more treturous a place to be.

[@barbarcreighton6726]

Most of these places are ok ... the reportage is hyper-sensationalised

[@samuelhonywill4499]

Easton definitely used to be rough but it's been gentrified to fuck over the past few years - you're much more likely to get into a fight with a yoga mum over a parking space than anything more unsavoury.

[@shinkansenshinkansend8316]

Had a little chuckle when you said that Bristol City Council could be doing more to help Lawrence Weston. We have a Mayor, pretty much the first thing he did when appointed was to award his own office a huge increase in funding. BCC spent over £1,000,000 rebranding the council headquarters, formerly known as The Council House, now called City Hall. They've overseen redevelopment of our dire entertainment centre, formerly called The Colston Hall, you've guessed it, that had to have a name change as well, now called The Beacon, that was supposed to cost about £40,000,000, but ended up somewhere nearer to £140,000,000, and it's still too small to attract any top acts, endless bus and cycle lanes along with a LEZ have made it completely inaccessible. Then to put a big rotten stinking cherry on top of it all, they wasted over £10,000,000 (yes, ten million of our pounds) on a feasibility study for an underground transport system. So yes, BCC could do a whole load to help poorer areas, if they weren't blowing our money on insane vanity projects.

[@roywilkinson2078]

Best comment on here. 100% accurate. Shocking waste of money. All consumed by the "professional" class who live in either the wealthy parts of Bristol or in the quiet little hamlets outside the city limits, and none of those people have to live with the dire consequences of this misdirected cash.

[@DJWESG1]

13% of Bristol wanted a mayor, a clear indicator that 87% didn't want one. However, you had George fergeson like it or not, and he made himself a multimillionaire in the process while helping none of the areas mentioned in this video. Marvin Reese wasn't supposed to win and become mayor, the jobs were created for torys so they could over ride labour held councils. It didn't work.

[@kthanksbyeman2]

To think how far £151 million would've gone building youth centres, employing police, cleaning up neighbourhoods. Then imagine how much every council around the country is probably mis-spending!

[@rickyfinn2763]

Absolutely agree with this comment

[@Steven-vo4ee]

Bristol no longer has an elected Mayor, rebranding of the Council House to City Hall didn't cost over £1m, BCC's contributions to the Beacon's refurbishment were £84m not £140m, LEZ was a central government requirement doesn't make it or anywhere else in the centre 'inaccessible' at all. Bristol would enormously benefit from a metro system, pedestrians frequently move quicker than busses during commuting hours, sadly after the last 14 years of central government chaos and ruination there's no money any such project, the exchequer is effectively bankrupt. All of the sums mentioned are a drop in the ocean to put right what has been put wrong since 2010 alone, it will take at least a generation and tens of billions of public funding just for Bristol.

[@martincox6547]

Thanks for the reminder of these places in Bristol. I've always lived in and around Bristol, and these areas are always been known to be like this, and should not be ignored. Good you mentioned about the regeneration projects, I hope they continue, although it is taking years and years to being changes. Nice there are communities within them and that is so important for the people to be part of it. Thank you for bringing attention to these areas and I hope improvements can be seen in years to come.

[@fnuppyfnup]

The main problem is that Brits who cant afford to go private do not have access to essential mental health treatment on the NHS. A friend recently had to pay 700£ (luckily he was able to) to get a diagnosis & treatment for a debilitating mental health condition that he tried to get the NHS to help him with for years. Someone else went to a gp about depression and insomnia and the gp prescribed pills without any proper psychological assesment, rendering the condition even worse than before. If people with mental disorders incl substance use cannot get effective treatment then not much good can come out council innitiatives.

[@PGHEngineer]

The main problem is that they all go right out and have kids so they can use them as a welfare baby farm when they can't even look after themselves. Fortunately they are now so insane they've stopped breeding.

[@lemming9984]

I live not far from Barton Hill. I regularly walk through there during the day and night, and have never seen any trouble or felt at risk. I'd say it was far, far better than the other areas you mentioned.

[@ukexplored]

I'm happy to hear that, I don't want to think anyone is unsafe. The statistics paint a pretty bad picture, but there is always way more to it than the numbers.

[@zoeyelh]

i live in barton hill i've been here for 17 years. i've been attacked numerous times and the police aren't interested in pursuing any of it. if it happened in clifton it would be a different story...

[@jackdemption7773]

FYI. Hartcliffe used to have at least double the number of tower blocks as it has now. They were demolished in the 1990's some time.

[@traceycoles1327]

And what deprived area has so many popular supermarkets unc mand s and lots of food establishements

[@jackdemption7773]

@@traceycoles1327 Most deprived areas in major cities across the U.K I would imagine. Especially in cities bigger than Bristol.

[@jennifercogzell748]

I've lived in Bristol for years and am familiar with Withywood Hartcliffe Knowle and Bedminster. Some of the houses are really nice and the people are very friendly. The council don't seem to be bothered anymore about cutting the grass verges and cleaning the gutters and pavements or do they cut the grasses in the parks as often as they used to which would make a big difference to the look of the places I'm not familiar with Lawrence Weston or Barton Hill so can't comment about those areas.i have never felt afraid when walking around these areas. Even at night. I did enjoy this video.. Thanks

[@alisonjones9089]

Why are these areas so filthy. No excuse ! What kind of of people dump rubbish in their garden. Just don't blame others

[@ChsM-jk4oy]

Its only a couple of sofas I really don't see it as a big issue

[@janebaker966]

They are stupid and lazy.

[@argopunk]

Canada, my country, is broken for sure after almost ten years with Trudeau. But Britain sometimes makes us look like we have our act together, which we don't. Great videos!

[@Mark-Catz]

I raise you 14 years of the most inept and corrupt conservative governments possible in the developed world.

[@simonbrown-id6ud]

Everywhere has its good and bad mind, Bristol for instance has some beautiful areas as any big city. I live in Wimbledon in south west London which is also nice but I used to live in Croydon which is rough… very rough

[@dicarpio2177]

Bristol has a bizarre reputation for being a bit sort of of hip and a cross between posh and hippyish (largely due to tv shows only ever showing the suspension bridge, the waterfront and then random schools) but having lived in and around it for 2 decades, I feel informed enough to say it is largely a run down dirty hole of a city

[@dontworry-i9o]

I was about to say that was a load of bollocks my part of south bristol is one of the most deprived areas in the country

[@bobpeaches3401]

I get what ya sayin lol I've lived Bristol all my life, It is actually true there are very lovely historic spots and greenery and a decent town centre with all sorts of cultured bars / clubs / restaurants and a decent shopping centre, But you start travelling in and around the city you'll soon get a very different view 😂 Depressing and shite hole is basic explanation.

[@simons5193]

It looks like most of the British people don't seem to take a pride in their living environment. In this video even the occupied houses seem to be surrounded with garbage, the front yard seems full of garbage, I mean what can be simpler that removing it and taking it to a dump. Plant a few trees and some greens, get a can of paint and refresh outside their homes with a new lick of paint, just small little things that will make a difference. You can not expect the city do everything for you. You have to chip in a little bit too. Cities are mismanaged for decades. I know these are poor areas but surely they can spend a few dollars on their homes and make them a bit more pleasant.

[@leigh-mariehamilton3361]

Sadly not everyone has a car and can't afford to hire a skip. Also the 💩 in the street is rarely the residents. I lived in LW and many, many times cars and vans pulled into the cul de sac where I lived, Quarry Lane, to dump their crap in and around our bins. Frequently from the houses just yards away. Also happens in London especially Homerton, Hackney, E9.

[@Diddy1970AD]

I totally agree, just a small amount of effort could make such a difference. Unfortunately i suspect some of the occupants of these properties spend nearly all of their money on drink and drugs. It's a mindset to want to live in a decent and green area, many of these people get enough money to be able to do this but the mindset goes once addiction sets in, some never have it in the first place.

[@p123-o5h]

Without playing a small violin these people you talk about have usually grown up in very difficult and unloving families/environments. When both your parents are on smack and your kept out of school at 6 years old so you can go and score you will realise painting the front of your house is not a major priority like food or electricity

[@lucius4556]

​@@p123-o5h Drug addiction can happen anywhere..the heir to the billion pound tetra pak family dynasty (Hans Rausing) and his wife were addicts..he found his wife dead from and overdose and piled coats on top her and left her there for two months..and the middle classes are well known for their coke use.

[@theresasmith8533]

When I was growing up in the 70s we didn't have much BUT we kids were clothed...fed and had a clean home......! No excuses for scruffiness and lack of personal pride....!!

[@shogun666able]

As a old Bristolian all these areas were once filled with working men and there families, from the docks to the railways, proud grafters living in very tight communities. All are now dustbins of non British, with many British single mothers with no outlook but live on benefits whilst getting covered in very expensive tattoos as a fashion accessory. Few have any expectations or outlooks apart from having more kids and finding cheap drugs. Barton Hill is now part of the Middle East, one was being interviewed looking for free computers, she had 7 kids living in a two bed flat, some having more than that with their three wifes, all on benefits. Once being a gas engineer visited a three bed off the Bath Road for the council that had three cookers, three wives and eleven kids again all on benefits with a cash in the hand taxi driver husband.

[@pommygeezer9309]

I used to work at Lloyd’s on the waterfront. Bristol City Council came in for their Christmas party. We had to Chuck them out! They were disgusting!! This was back 2005.

[@ianhalsall-fox]

Those Hartcliffe half roofed houses are known as “Cornish style” Council houses

[@ukexplored]

Ah, that’s awesome thanks for answering that!

[@camwillsmusic7153]

I’m Cornish and those council houses look so similar to the ones down here

[@richpowell5449]

They’re also non-standard construction, so much harder to get a mortgage on. You either need a specialist lender or be a cash buyer.

[@andyblackmoredesign]

Lots of these in Knowle West and Hengrove as well.

[@staceyleeellis9160]

We have plenty of the Cornish style houses in Bath we also have the metal clad houses. On each corner except the east side of bath you’ll find them in the council estates. They were built with paper thin hollow internal walls.

[@frondulant]

I was brought up in Bristol, my father grew up in Knowle West. It's always been the same names in lists like these. And, for a change, I can't blame the council. There's been a kind of reverse snobbery (especially in Hartcliffe) for decades. You would often hear about unprovoked aggression against police officers, rocks being thrown at fire engines, even plausible and believable stories about petrol bombs thrown at ambulances. And, years ago, social workers would flat out refuse to do home visits in these areas. I did as you suggested in the vid ... spent my money somewhere where I could feel comfortable so I don't know for sure (as I haven't lived in Bristol for 20 years) but it wouldn't surprise me if the council just gave up trying. I know I did. If people want to have some sort of pride in attacking folk that try to improve (my definition of "improve", of course )their quality of life, if they are defending the quality of life that they are so proud of that they defend it with violence, I am quite happy to leave them to it.

[@herb2078]

Exactly mate it’s a cultural thing that areas and certain people buy into. Can blame the government all you want but end of the day it’s down to the people to be clean, tidy and take pride in their area. I lived on an estate in London, every morning I’d be up for work and walk past everyone in their dressing gowns smoking weed and come back from work and they are still there smoking weed. Doors always getting put through by police because of anti social behaviour. Were loads of jobs available as well round us. It’s an excuse “Tory scum did it” 🙄. It’s lazy people that buy into the culture nothing else.

[@Harassed247]

I was brought up in Knowle West too, I probably know your dad, it was a rough community but we had good times.

[@kerryjayne5066]

Wow there is obviously a lot of pain and hurt in their lives to be this way . They feel they have to keep up hard core appearances to keep the strong harder wolf from the door . Hurt people hurt people. Well done for realising there was another way and you could leave . Some people believe that there known area is the be all and end all and see no other place or way 😢

[@desmondtekki9170]

Not a lot of folks know that around 1994 UFOs landed on Barton Hill Park (where they used to have the annual music fest) and left huge patterned burn marks.

[@nikkip3385]

Ah the 90's. When the pills at festivals had proper stuff in them!!😂😂

[@richardswan9208]

I live in Barton hill. In my eyes it's a bit scruffy, but a hidden gem really. I moved here 6 years ago, there are loads of places to take your dog for a walk, most of the drug problems are from wealthier people coming into the area to score drugs, use in their cars, then dumping their litter out the window.l and leaving. The predominant Somali population means that we have a t-total community, meaning no late night disturbances as the pubs empty. You can go here and walk safely in the evenings and see all the kids in the kids park playing with their families. It's got a real diverse proper community. As I said, its a hidden gem.

[@garethwilliams2679]

I love barton hill. Been here 10 years and it's the nicest place I've lived as an adult. The not so subtle racism and class focused sneering here is pretty pathetic. These poverty porn predators are welcome to never come here.

[@fnuppyfnup]

Barton Hill is where they found our stolen car, 5 years ago.

[@garethwilliams2679]

I'm sorry to hear about your car getting nicked. It's not a nice thing to happen, and I'm glad you found out where it went. I'd hope that you don't judge a whole community upon that. It could have ended up in loads of places if the thieves had been from somewhere else. I know people who have been mugged in clifton, and that's supposedly a well to do area. I guess there's good and bad everywhere.

[@fnuppyfnup]

@@garethwilliams2679 Im not judging the whole community upon that, just saying.

[@PGHEngineer]

@@garethwilliams2679 Crime rate of Barton Hill is about 5 times that of Clifton, but OK.

[@dolmanf]

I grew up in Henbury, which I'm a little surprised it's not on here. But in my mind Knowle West is by far the roughest area in Bristol.

[@ontoyou7362]

Not even in the top 5 worst areas

[@harrysavage9763]

Without watching this vid you’d assume Knowle West & Lawrence Weston would make it in

[@pillred5974]

Correct, If Weston Super Mare was considered Bristol the Bournville estate would have grabbed the top spot I'm sure.@@harrysavage9763

[@youtubeaccount458]

Lol, they're both on the list. Why would you comment without watching. ​@@harrysavage9763

[@youtubeaccount458]

Henbury really isn't that bad.

[@clearlynotwoke4929]

Great vid, really interesting. Some night tours would be good and put a different perspective on things…

[@ukexplored]

It would, and that's a different animal. Might do it sometime though.

[@GamerJme1]

Barton Hill is ok at night.

[@amoltaylor7050]

Your smiling happy upbeat personality is infectious! keep it up.

[@dazdaz105]

People dumping stuff in their own front gardens just shows you how people function now. The only thing they focus on is the IPad or mobile phone screen, everything else is invisible to them.

[@jswmonkey197]

It's pathetic. There's elements of society that have come to expect everything is for free and you have to do nothing for yourself, not even a phone call to take their own crap away. Don't know about Bristol but Edinburgh it will cost you £5 per item for uplift of bulky items but it still doesn't stop a minority from turning their gardens or pavements into a dump.

[@sbaby-kg8hn]

Underrated comment

[@pholdway5801]

Mensa

[@002lisamarie]

Only thick scum do that.

[@sbaby-kg8hn]

@@002lisamarie yes jungle animals

[@natashaburrows7743]

I live in Hartclife. The road I am on is quiet and my kids play out front. With other children. It would be nice if there was more activities for kids to do. Like a community club or something. I was also filmed on the rich house poor house TV show. Swapping with a rich family. Which you see lots of trolly stacked up in our street a lot. I’d love to move out of this area though and move somewhere on the outskirts of Bristol with nice views. I have done walks with my dog on my channel walking through hartcliffe and there is some nice parks here and the scenery can be nice in the summer

[@thefonzisback1749]

Bristol man all my life. Really surprised that Barton hill is number 1, its not as badas they say it..

[@georgiosyiannakou5537]

Lived close to Hartcliffe for a year and a half. Glad I left that area. South Bristol is definitely neglected.

[@7ofthem]

My husband was a GP in that area and used to have to have a car driver / minder to do home visits back in 1990s/ early 2000’s .. even back then . He said once inside they had better electronics than we had ..

[@AtomicxxJM]

As someone that does happen to live in Bristol this video really reminded me how lucky I am and that we need to more for these areas

[@jeffoakley2331]

When you look at this as other posters have said the big issue is the people who live in LW as an example. High unemployment, yet a short walk to Avonmouth there are hundreds of well paid jobs at all the huge new warehouses that are there. The dumping of rubbish in gardens and communal areas. When no one, even the local council and councillors don't care about and make excuses for criminality then it brings to other decent folk down as well. It didn't used to be like this LW was always home to working class but they had pride. Same in other areas you mention but the overall issue is Bristol City Council who would rather spend on making the M32 into a bus only road than investing in helping people by attracting well paid jobs and ensuring everyone has the best opportunities no matter where they started from. We need to raise aspirations of people not reward the feckless and condemm others to have to live at the side of those who won't help themselves

[@francisjw72]

I loved growing up in LW even though being mixed race some of the adults weren't very pleasant but hay this was the 70s 80s

[@zoeyelh]

it's a lot worse now. any sniff of not being white and your number is up

[@Cdavisf85]

As a man that is from Bristol knowle West I think it is a.massively big hearted loyal city

[@clear21light87]

I think it's worth noting that not all types of crime happen most in the deprived areas. For example the Gloucester Road area is generally safe & not a deprived area but because of the many shops and shoppers there's plenty of theft, the occasional bag snatching, and even a ram raid where a car smashed through into a co-op and a staff member was hit with a weapon. Once a couple of guys went into the local hardware store, took bolt cutters, and cut a bicycle cable outside, walking off with the bike in broad daylight. On the other hand secluded areas like a few of the cycle paths, and small parks near the M32, have been the scene of a number of muggings, assaults, and nuisance behaviour. Gang trouble would be more likely in deprived areas but there's not been a huge amount and I don't think it compares to some bigger UK cities (eg Ldn, Brum, Lpl, Manc, Glasg). Generally places like Hartcliffe, Knowle W, etc are pretty decent as long as you're vigilant and don't act stupid.

[@dontworry-i9o]

Bristol has higher knife crime than Liverpool and there's has been loads of knife crime a round bristol

[@clear21light87]

@@dontworry-i9o I agree there's been a fair bit. Although Liverpool has gun crime too and we don't have much of that.

[@murphy-g2i]

amazing video! 👍 love seeing bristol

[@ukexplored]

Thanks. It’s a fun city to explore, especially the areas like we went to.

[@Timekeeper1200]

Ive been to some rough areas in the uk but none were as bad as Hartcliffe. Its next level rough

[@barrygreen5782]

Clifton I thought was Bristol's version of London's Chelsea could be wrong

[@kieran5191]

It is.

[@jackmartinleith]

More like Hampstead than Chelsea.

[@janebaker966]

Clifton still clings to its old "posh" image but that's a wraith of the past,it's a dump now. The poshest bit of Bristol is Upper Easton now. If you don't believe me go to Cafe 5 up at the top of Bruce Rd by the Bristol to Bath cycle track and hear the staggering conversations around you. A different world. Working on my master's degree and my job in bio-technology research and my plan to trek through South America. And it's a great Cafe too!

[@shaunw9270]

I lived in Withywood early 90's . I was one of three people in my street that was employed. Many Heroin addicts around back then.

[@danila5631]

I lived in Barton Hill for 4 years and it is a bit scruffy, but didn’t feel dangerous day or night. Didn’t see much drug use or drunks. Great transport connection (via bus and train) and Temple Meads station is about a 15-20 min walk… it’s quite a spooky walk at night though as it’s very dark and empty.

[@DemetrioBris]

Becuase barton hill is a somalian community they don't get drunk around there it's bad for violence and drug dealing

[@sbaby-kg8hn]

Barton hill has massive issues and lots of chavy people. It is home to the skate park murderer Bryan Grady .

[@AlexBloggFilm]

I currently live in Barton hill. It's fascinating to hear these stats because generally it feels safe. I like talking with my neighbours and I don't really see any anti-social behaviour like fighting or intimidation. Definitely less scary than when I lived in Stokes Croft 8 years ago, and that was supposedly on the way to being gentrified. There is noticeable drug use. Drug littler and people using in the parks. We are very central though and it's a high density population. But, all of this is said from my perspective as a white middle class person with a fairly stable income (self-employed). So I'm sheltered from the poverty that is reported. This really exists in the high density tower blocks prominent in the area. So it's really a tale of two places.

[@mr.y.mysterious.video1]

I'd like to think that even if I found myself living in a poor area id still not dump crap everywhere and show a total lack of consideration for my neighbours

[@ukexplored]

Yeah, imagine what kind of difference it would make if everyone had pride in where they lived and maybe if there was an ounce of accountability.

[@Autonomous1969]

@@ukexplored That's the main problem with these areas. I Live in Bristol and these people have no morals to the point they won't, and don't, help themselves. I've seen the Council try to improve these areas. They put a new play area for the children and the "Young adults" went in at night, poured petrol on it all, and torched it.

[@marccarter1350]

Those houses with the tiles on one half are called Cottage houses. I grew up in one in Withywood. There seem to be loads in that Hartcliffe/Withywood. They were built to save money.

[@dontworry-i9o]

No there not they are called cornish cancil houses and the look like white trash homes

[@Autonomous1969]

You'll find these areas are deprived because it's full of people who don't want to work.

[@EdBrinton]

I said this on my channel and got so much hate mate 😅

[@Autonomous1969]

@@EdBrinton Yeah! Hate from people that don't want to work.

[@EdBrinton]

@@Autonomous1969 pretty much mate, I'm used to it now. I'm planning on going to Bristol soon to film, wish me luck haha

[@Ross-t2f]

​​@@EdBrintonI live and grown up in knowle west and their are people who don't work I would not have the middle class snobby approach that u's are taking as their are many people in areas like knowle hartcliffe stockwood etc that graft to earn ends meat and don't get the money they deserved to be paid or when they apply for jobs because of the area they are from get turned down immeadiately and get looked down upon.

[@EdBrinton]

@@Ross-t2f Sorry, however I can't understand what you wrote. I earn less than minimum wage at my job if that helps

[@Budgiearmy]

I went to Portsmead.And I Saw a pheasant on the motorway on the mountain

[@ukexplored]

You did, that's cool? 🐦

[@jasondarcy4089]

Add Lockleaze and Easton (Stapleton Road) into that list too

[@MOTMAN]

Good watch ! Done this very well

[@ukexplored]

Thanks, and I credited sources! 😂 We have another 5 areas based on crime stats for next week.

[@MOTMAN]

@@ukexplored appreciate it man love the channel 👊

[@DryadMachine]

What on earth is going on with that house in Withywood? It looks like it has been hit by a very localised earthquake.

[@ukexplored]

😂 I wish I knew, probably one heck of a house party.

[@johnywaffle1365]

It was hit by a bus. Someone drove into the side of the bus whilst speeding and the bus lost all the air brakes and this is the result

[@DryadMachine]

@@johnywaffle1365 Thanks for the info, I hope the house owners have a good insurance policy.

[@roberthindle5146]

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[@Karmabim123]

I have lived in and around Bristol for over 35 years, I have driven through these areas over that time and haven't seen any noticeable improvements.

[@electronicearnings]

I loved this video and can't wait to see more of them!

[@ukexplored]

Thanks, say tuned because we’re dropping another Bristol one tomorrow 🇬🇧

[@PrinceJohn84]

So long as heavy alcohol abuse and drugs exist, most of the towns up and down the country will forever look like this.

[@ukexplored]

Unfortunately, yes, and it might just be human behaviour at its core, eh.

[@user-lz6dm5lk9y]

I do not understand a lot of what I see here. What does being poor and deprived have to do with furniture and supermarket trollies left in gardens and on the street? What does being poor have to do with allowing a garden to turn into a morass of weeds and garbage? What does being poor have to do with parking motor vehicles anywhere but on the street or in a driveway? In my own lifetime what I have seen are council estates (projects in the U.S.) that were built as decent if not opulent places to live. They were clean, functional, safe, reasonable places to live, but the inhabitants trashed them and abused them in every way possible. Not even trees, shrubs, and grass survived in these places. Screen doors and window screens were usually the first to be destroyed. Why??? Why do these people trash out and destroy anything nice that is given to them??? They destroy anything nice that is given to them every single time. What is the explanation for this?? The worst ones in the bunch will always try to thwart anyone else who is trying to live decently, get an education, and improve their lives. This is a problem with some human beings worldwide, not just in the U.K. I have seen projects (council estates) built and ruined within a year after these people occupy them. The people I feel truly sorry for are the decent ones who are clean, law abiding, and who want a better quality of life, but because of their incomes cannot escape these cesspools. I have to conclude that it is impossible to help many of these people worldwide, and I have to wonder why governments throw money at them knowing most of the people in such areas have no ambition to improve themselves and their lives. I repeat I have seen this problem in both the UK and the U.S., and I am sure the exact same problem exists in other countries as well.

[@PhilipKerswell-i1p]

Born and bred in Brisle . In the 1960 Knowle West had a Grammar school i went to. Then the area wasn't great but not this bad.

[@jibcot8541]

Yeah it's pretty blood bad now, those two 15 year old teenagers got stabbed to death there back in January.

[@wmanns11]

Tower blocks don't do crime, people do.

[@paulcampbell85]

I am keeping an eye open for it to becoming up and coming.

[@Residence0fUtopia]

Im here because Tricky from Massive attack is from knowle west

[@deniseg-hill1730]

Bristol had the chance to do a lot of things well before the tories were in government. This is decades of bad management and neglect made worse of course by the tories. All the best housing was sold under the right to buy

[@krishollyman143]

the problem with , Lawrence weston ,knowle west ,hartclife and witheywood are the council will never invest in the areas because they are predominantly "white" areas ,,barton hill has had millions pumped into it ,as all inner city areas of Bristol have because of the "Diversity" the inner city areas were very nice once until the 70s started to ruin them

[@lennymccartney1]

oh no, the poor white people! 🤔

[@frankreynolds4547]

That may be very true. I'm guessing your a Bristolian like me. I was a kid delivering newspapers in the Easton and Barton Hill areas back in the late 60s and it was clean and tidy and safe. And in the 70s and 80s I had friends in Knowle and the woods and it was never that untidy and people were on the up. But family life definitely has changed. Noticeably selfishness, confrontational attitudes and laziness on mass. Drugs are most definitely to blame, not just in Bristol but everywhere it go's unchecked, take a walk through the Bearpit you could be in Philadelphia! Mass immigration from the small boats ain't gonna help agreed, but we gotta sort ourselves out first and that can be really difficult where drugs have a grip.

[@Markinlondon]

Do you want to make your life easier Work hard and do everything you can to create a positive and productive future Or stay stagnant in your current position Choice is yours

[@Harassed247]

I was brought up in Knowle West, born in 60 left in 1987, it was a poor community, but we had parks, open spaces, community halls, social clubs, all sorts, as kids we had freedom, what do the kids have today..I'd go back to my childhood any day, wouldn't want to be a kid there today!

[@gavinball6852]

Great video. Really poignant looking at this. My heart breaks for the poor areas and also the knife crime. I wonder where Easton, St.Pauls and other areas like oldbury court/Hillfields are on the poverty scale?

[@muffinman4544]

Use the link in the description, google it, or contact the council directly. It’s not hard to find this information

[@learichards883]

I was a district nurse in theses areas up to 2 years ago, the only place on this list I felt unsafe day or evening was Barton hill, very unsafe.

[@3rr0rX]

I've just started watching your video and I need to pick something out. When you talk about Withywood (where I unfortunately live atm) you're actually showing a house up in Bishopsworth (a speeding car crashed into a bus that went into the building). 3.03 is the exact time. Bishopsworth is an area that is a lot better than Withywood or Hartcliffe. That was just one unlucky family, that lost their house in a freak accident.

[@ukexplored]

Damn, yeah I hate to hear about accidents like that. My bad with the area, honestly, one of the things that surprises me most is that between Google, Apple Maps, and pulling up council boundaries I always get so many different border lines for areas and can't always be 100% sure where some areas stop/start.

[@3rr0rX]

@@ukexplored I know exactly what you mean. My mail is addressed for either Hartcliffe, Withywood or Bishopsworth. I know where I live, and it's just one from what's listed 😉 It's very easy to get lost where boundaries begin and end. But I really enjoyed the video, shows what the areas are like and what to expect. I actually live in one of the houses mentioned, the one with the mansard roof. It's actually name is a Cornish Type 1 building, originally build after the war from prefabricated concrete panels. A lot of these buildings needed to be "repaired" due to concrete failing over time. The whole structure would be suspended, and bricks and a cavity build around it.

[@debsmith5520]

Great work, well done!

[@ukexplored]

Thanks, Deb!

[@Ozmeister17]

I remember playing football against Hartcliffe about 10 years ago. Worst 90 minutes of my life, within 10 minutes I was bleeding in 4 different places. I spent the remaining 80 minutes just kicking the ball away when it came to me. To make matters worse I had a hangover that day

[@kerryjayne5066]

So sad to see people living in what looks like complacency and lack of any accountability, pride or hope. I don’t know what can be done , but it seems like some sort of community needs to be rallied, definitely I can see that due to people claiming benefits the local councils for the areas are neglecting the street , the rubbish and repair . Environment means a lot for people to have good self esteem and respect. I don’t live in city and find it so difficult to visit due to the lack of trust in fellow beings , I do however feel that all problems have solutions and feel it starts at grass roots , but how do you start cleaning, clearing healing when people just don’t have the resources. However more affluent society area’s are being given more services and attention and that is all down to money and the authorities collecting actual dollar from the residents pay check . So sad 😞 I want to help but don’t know how . One ❤Love

[@busman-gd5ek]

Barton house residents were all evicted recently due to a fault with the building it was on Bristol live

[@janebaker966]

No,that was a practice run for population mobilisation. We get a text near midnight to grab a bag and get on the coach parked below. To be taken who knows where. The reason someone somewhere is going to lob a nuke. That's what that was about. Just like COVID was a pretext for a population control test. The people are all back now. Oops said the Mayor,our mistake,the place is quite safe.

[@mark5566]

I grew up in Hartcliffe. Didn't feel that bad at the time honestly. Maybe it got worse, but the early 2000's were pretty safe as a kid out and about seeing my mates on my bike, playing football etc

[@coentertainer]

Crazy that a professional on a good salary probably can't afford to buy a house in the number 1 poorest neighbourhood in Bristol unless they buy it with someone else.

[@peter_shaunadventures]

When you filmed the Knowle section. You never walked down Ilminster Avenue. Nor did you add Newquay shops on it!

[@kthanksbyeman2]

This is a great video but I think the title is misleading. These areas are definitely the poorest, however this isn't impact from the Cost of Living. These areas have been like this for decades

[@geraldstiling3735]

. The Cornish built houses were an answer to post war rebuilding.🏠They were difficult to sell because you couldn't get a mortgage..However the council did agree to do the necessary restitution work 💰for people who had bought their homes under The Right to Buy scheme 💁🏻‍♀️

[@bristol2002]

this is better and prity bang on moving back to Hartcliffe in the morning its not all bad now

[@MrHellzone]

The house at 3:07 isn't like that because of poverty - it was hit by a bus 😂and a lot of what you showed was bishopsworth, not withywood.

[@malcolmrusk3351]

The main problem on these estates are the people living there just dumping their old furniture in their gardens and collecting supermarket trolleys,have they have no sense of pride in their homes

[@MaryFenner-v4o]

Could you please look up the difference between depravity and deprivation, as they are not the same! Is it possible to interview people instead of just looking at physical environments and stats? Sometimes people are very happy and tidy inside their homes but don't have a car to move excess sofas, but I agree that pride in front gardens is a bit of a wealthier metric. I am letting my grass grow into a meadow as part of rewilding, so if you came to my house in the lovely middle class Cotswolds, would you film it as an example of my poverty? It attracts insects such as bees if you don't mow

[@philzvids3577]

Interesting video. Do you have a link to the govt site on the definition of deprived? I think the endless sofas dumped in gardens and on the street are due to the stupid recycling policies of the local council. Nobody is going to pay £60 or whatever the going rate is for a council collection. The high rise flats were deemed to be a bad idea many years ago and yet, amazingly, in the Great Reset we are suddenly building them again. I was a bit surprised at your figures on benefits because I thought that far more people were claiming them in these areas. (I'm Bristol born).

[@ukexplored]

I will do a better job of listing my sources in the descriptions in future. I got all my data from the Bristol Gov site and census data. I think you can find most of the deprivation information from this page and the indices report; www.bristol.gov.uk/council-and-mayor/statistics-census-information/deprivation. Bristol council also publishes individual reports for each ward, which is where I was getting the screenshots from.

[@philzvids3577]

@@ukexplored Thanks for the link. Good video.

[@dontworry-i9o]

Should explore Southmead Hillfields Lockleaze Fishponds St George and Horfield! bristol part 3!

[@Honest-Don]

I liked in Bristol all my life I was born in Lawrence Weston great place in the 70s 80s then drugs took over.

[@Adam_Adam_Adam_Adam]

Interestingly, i feel much safer in Barton Hill at night than any of the others mentioned. I did deliveroo for a bit. knowle Qest and Lawrence Western felt way more sketchy.

[@F4xP4s]

The background music and the way you speak makes the video sound like a holiday brochure

[@JedHall-t4k]

Withywood isnt actually that bad. Lived 10 mins walk away for 15 years. Great video btw

[@ukexplored]

Thanks. Yeah, it’s sad to see areas struggling economically, of course. It didn’t feel or look dangerous while I was there, certainly not compared to some areas across Bristol.

[@janebaker966]

None of these places are as bad as these kind of films like to make out.

[@Blaypeg]

06:37 First time seen wasp nest like that outside someones house in the street!

[@ukexplored]

It was part jungle out there

[@frankreynolds4547]

Keeps the burglaries down!

[@jackkruese4258]

There’s loads of work in Bristol. Some people need to pull themselves together, get an education or training to do a well paid job and get on with it because there’s a massive skills shortage. Try and get a builder, plumber or electrician you’ll see what I mean.

[@j.p2010]

Perhaps we should be looking after the people in this country rather than other countries

[@JB_inks]

Why can't we do both? Maybe we should stop the Tories from wrecking our country instead and giving all the money to their rich mates.

[@PGHEngineer]

@@JB_inks What money? You don't know how the system works do you? Ordinary people have already got all the money. £4.3trillion in housing, £3.5trillion in pension funds, £1.5 in tax free savings. Ordinary people have already got almost all the money. There is no more money to be had. It's a myth.

[@JB_inks]

@@PGHEngineer it's a myth that the government only has a certain amount of money to spend

[@PGHEngineer]

@@JB_inks Where's it going to come from then?

[@JB_inks]

@@PGHEngineer look up modern monetary theory, the bank of England creates money

[@chrissyp7433]

I lived in Bristol for 30+ years and I honestly can't think of any reason to go there like most cities it has changed for the worst, commuting is horrendous now I call it little London, the only good parts are the rural villages in the surrounding areas.

[@janebaker966]

You've hit on the point. In the last 20 years areas like where I live,I've seen them change. Who would have thought back then,and that's pretty recent,that people on Church Rd Redfield would queue for a Sourdough Vegan cafe. Apart from that "sourdough bread" is a rip-off,just a good pretext for charging triple price this area is now full of young professionals in the creative industries with their kids who've had the savvy to move here from London,for the London lifestyle at half the price (for now at least). Actually it's wonderful,I'm not complaining. But for someone like me who knew BEFORE,it's striking.

[@chrissyp7433]

@@janebaker966 I find it very sad there hasn't been a community spirit for at least 20 hrs I used to love Bristol but now they've destroyed it.

[@utprez]

new sub, great video - seems like a lot of the issues here are blight/trash. here in the US, we have free trash pickup and haul away for larger items. does England have that service? it really helps our suburban communities look nice/tidy and that, in turn, contributes to overall citizen satisfaction

[@ukexplored]

Hi there, different local councils have different rules for bulky items being picked up - in Bristol they charge a small amount, I think £25 to pick up an item - and sadly that's too much for most people as they prefer to just dump it in the street. I think there is a good arguement for making it free if it cleans up the neighborhood - but I'll never be in charge! 😂

[@dj858]

@@ukexplored Bristol resident here, you get one or two free bulky items picked up yearly anything else is then charged i believe, as for most of these area's they are mostly south Bristol area's excluding avonmouth and Barton hill being more central, fact is this is not a problem exclusive to Bristol most city's will have several residents that just do not care about the state they live in and yes this affects a whole area but sadly its a handful of residents that ruins are lovely city's

[@contentsniffer]

Good video. Thanks

[@rikayangu3833]

Should I say lovely share? or rather informative.It`s hard to see people going through so much struggle in a developed country. Sometimes it`s hard to know exactly what the problem is. Having said that, I live in a low-income area but I must admit every area in Switzeralnd (about 95%) low income or not, things are well maintained you`ll not notice that you are in a struggling area. It`s a shame people have to struggle and then everyone passing will just know without being told that "this is a poor man area".It`s not like that here. I don`t know how it is in the Uk, but here in Switzerland, these struggling areas are mostly occupied by foreigners. Once more, thanks for sharing

[@PGHEngineer]

It's not like that in Sweden ands Denmark either and for a long time I wondered why. Everybody seems to be quite middle class. There isn't a proper working class. Then I realised - the working class stopped having babies years ago and died out. The same is now happening here in the UK. Given it another 30 years and all these locations will be knocked down because they're empty.

[@mary.e645]

Bristol city fell into the hands of talentless architect's and corrupt planners since the war. Big contractor's fill their pockets parasiting Bristol and I'm sure those in planning benefit from it financially, otherwise we might have had a truly loved and beautiful city, and that could only have happened if we had been determined to employ respectful architect's with talent. There are small pocket's of Bristol with a hint of it's ancient Soul we can still proudly point tourist's to, aplogising when overshadowed by tower's of a growing concete jungle and swathes of tarmac, potholes, and badly laid pavement's. George Ferguson you were at least that much better than the present day Mayor. Sadly the city has been taken by woke ideologies and this mental illness may never be cured.

[@gadgetboy38]

Half of the problems here could be sorted by the residents, there's no reason the front gardens should look this bad. there's plenty of work in Bristol just people don't want to get off benefits. People need to take responsibility for where they live.

[@TheBaconChannel69]

i live in lawrence weston and its honestly a strange transition between the new and shiny houses into the apartments. you go from a nice area into a shithole with a minute walk

[@davidfalconer8913]

Montpelier train station ( sums up this area ) , but the " art " is exceptional ( ? ) ....... DAVE™🛑

[@LeeBaldwin84]

No crime stats? What about the high crime areas????

[@ukexplored]

Ah, fear not, we have a video with the most dangerous areas in Bristol coming out next week! 😀 it’s a good one, too.

[@LeeBaldwin84]

Never disappointed... love this channel

[@Joe74854]

Trouble is non of the councils have got surplus/ allocated money to upgrade places like this

[@janebaker966]

But they always "upgrade" the things the local people aren't interested in or engaged with and all the funds got to "community groups" that again,only a small number of any particular "community" are involved with.

[@tezz2412]

We have lived in Knowle West for 13 years now are we have never had any problems . We used to live in Kingswood and it was horrible trouble all the time .

[@jol4221]

So what about Easton and Windmillhill, partly Sauthmead?