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

In this video, we took a close look at 5 of the most deprived and poorest areas in the city of Bristol that have been affected by the cost of living crisis among other economic impacts.
We've based our lists on a combination of deprivation reports, the 2021 census data, crime statistics, and local knowledge.
This helps us establish what the 5 most deprived areas in Bristol really are, and we take a close look around these neighborhoods.
Our list includes Lawrence Weston, Withywood, Knowle West, Hartcliffe, and Barton Hill.
Each area has its own good and bad, struggles, etc but most importantly is home to decent people for the most part, let's not forget that.
If you live in any of these areas we'd love to hear from you!
Please drop a comment below the video and share your experiences with the rest of the viewers, thanks.
You can find information about the Census 2021 data for Bristol here - www.bristol.gov.uk/council-an...
Chapters
00:00 - Intro to the 5 Poorest Areas in Bristol
00:32 - Lawrence Weston
02:30 - Withywood
05:03 - Knowle West
07:17 - Hartcliffe
09:53 - Barton Hill
#bristol #deprived #costoflivingcrisis #costofliving
All footage filmed by the UK Explored team and cannot be reused without permission.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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..

[@user-sp4gy7ko5l]

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

[@sbaby-kg8hn]

Barton Hill is a rot hole

[@FragrantVagrant69]

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

[@ukexplored]

Much appreciated!

[@user-rv8bf2xj5h]

@@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

[@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.

[@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

[@amoltaylor7050]

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

[@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.

[@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 🇬🇧

[@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.

[@contentsniffer]

Good video. Thanks

[@Davehatessocialists]

The longer vid is a much more satisfying watch. This one was excellent.

[@ukexplored]

Appreciate that. We’d love to do longer more in-depth videos, but apparently most of YT have a short attention span. We have a couple of longer videos coming out to test how well they’re received.

[@user-vq7fs3kz4m]

amazing video! 👍 love seeing bristol

[@ukexplored]

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

[@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.

[@user-ub5qp8sq1w]

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]

​@@user-ub5qp8sq1w 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....!!

[@debsmith5520]

Great work, well done!

[@ukexplored]

Thanks, Deb!

[@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.

[@olitonottero7620]

super helpful

[@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.

[@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 👊

[@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!

[@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.

[@paulcampbell85]

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

[@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 ..

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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! 😂

[@barrygreen5782]

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

[@kieran5191]

It is.

[@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.

[@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!

[@sophieewohaa]

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

[@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 .

[@sophieewohaa]

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.

[@thefonzisback1749]

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

[@barrygreen5782]

Had a friend living in Lawrence Weston always saw more flats than anything else councils and the mayor need to pull their fingers out

[@mrwhisky4847]

Can you make a video about Wytheshwah in Manchester uk

[@Maciejowicz]

6:58 is church road in bishopsworth which is 3 miles away from knowle west

[@ukexplored]

You’re right! Now that’s an eye for detail - not sure how they slipped in there. We had hundreds of clips to sift through, if that’s the only incorrect one I’ll take it. Thanks for pointing that out though, appreciate it.

[@Maciejowicz]

@@ukexplored this is minor and does not make clip anything else than great. Wish you added Easton, Speedwell, Lawrence Hill, Southmead. There is plenty of content there.

[@colinbaker3415]

@@ukexplored I noticed that one ,also the house that was hit by the bus is less than 1/2 mile from those shops, in Bishopsworth

[@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

[@Budgiearmy]

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

[@ukexplored]

You did, that's cool? 🐦

[@bristol2002]

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

[@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.

[@richardbaber5524]

I lived by blaze castle just across.road in 2 bedroom Massenet with a parkway fire

[@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

[@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.

[@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 .

[@SaxonSuccess]

Be careful out there... Good work though.

[@ukexplored]

Thanks!

[@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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[@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

[@busman-gd5ek]

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

[@alisonjones9089]

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

[@ChrisMaunder-jk4oy]

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

[@mattuk56]

Lived in Ldub (Lawrence weston) for a bit. Theres a woman who walks around being crazy talking to herself lol.

[@ukexplored]

It’s called Ldub by the locals? I love that, haha. It’s nice to know the local characters, too!

[@mattuk56]

@@ukexplored Yer they call it Ldub

[@majorskies7091]

surprised Easton wasn't on here.

[@ukexplored]

Yeah, it doesn't always make sense how the published crime stats look vs what people know are the worst areas. I did a separate video on Easton though, crazy area.

[@e.3251]

Can a 1 800 Junk truck or city truck go by and pick up the junk . Anything in the front garden will be taken so remove it. In the US all junk is picked up by the city.

[@ukexplored]

Most residents are hoping scrap guys will pick their stuff up, or honestly, they don’t care either way. You need to arrange collections though, and most councils require a small fee for bulky items, which again, seems to be a barrier for a lot of people.

[@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.

[@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

[@davidfalconer8913]

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

[@user-cq3ez6fn6f]

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.

[@gi4384]

How about Easton??

[@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.

[@ThePoushal]

Having gone to UoB, i thought Clifton and the harbourside and Cabott is all there is ..

[@ukexplored]

You should consider yourself lucky to have lived that sheltered life in Bristol. 😀

[@lindastith7812]

Franconia no postage have you ever seen it

[@lisapinfold506]

The weird looking 'houses: are cornish unit flats. I live in one. Very deceptive 😅

[@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.

[@002lisamarie]

These areas look like Beverly Hills compared to the ones on the Hull video.

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

Hulls nothing bristol is one of the worst places for knife crime

[@TikTak-ux9yp]

Informative 👍🏻

[@ukexplored]

Thanks 🙂

[@toni-kaku]

I thought id see Stokes Croft and St Pauls listed

[@Fr33zeBurn]

They're not classed as poor as the minted hipster boomers that live there bring the average up (:

[@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 💁🏻‍♀️

[@matty506]

Knowle changing fast. Its so close to the centre that working/middle class are moving in quickly.

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

They will be targets for the poor

[@wesleypresley1000]

The common denomitstor?

[@andresruizaranda1872]

i live in knowle west and i think it is not too bad. there are many places where you can see it is a proper slum. with poor houses, a lot of rubbish in the street and rough people. but it depends where you live in. there are areas which seem a normal working class neighbourhood. crime rate is high. I don't want to move to be honest, rent is cheap, and it is close to the city centre,

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

2 teens 15 and 16 just got stabbed to death there it's a shit hole

[@andresruizaranda1872]

@@2tapped-sc1oq they were from hartcliffe. victims were from knowle west. it is a rough area, but it is not as people use to say

[@roberthindle5146]

You missed out my 'hood - Downend. We're all quite depraved here.

[@ukexplored]

I’ve never heard of Downend. The opening line on Wikipedia describes it as; ‘Downend is an affluent residential outer suburb of Bristol.’ Is that out of date? 😃

[@roberthindle5146]

@@ukexplored That was probably written *before* I moved in. It's not affluent at all - I have to drive to Longwell Green for an M&S and all the way to Keynsham for Waitrose. The other year, drunken youths vandalised two of the large conical Downend in Bloom planters and just around the corner in Staple Hill we now have two betting shops and there's a Sue Ryder shop.

[@lucius4556]

I know someone who used to work for a credit control company and downend has the highest number of borrowers...suppose its to do with trying to keep up with the jones but keeps the economy going I guess.

[@ja-ja-eldorado]

as you can see in every vid and all areas.. all the houses are falling apart!! but the valuation goes up or stays the same!! so there lies the problem!! would you pay more for a 60 year old car or house than the 1st price for it?. so it serves the housing market for there to be homelessness.. to keep other house values way up! this is not the way to go for these problems.. we need the true value of all these run down houses in the UK!! but we will never get one!!

[@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

[@markdixon3632]

Barton hill is where they filmed parts of only fools and horses wasn’t it?

[@ukexplored]

Not sure, wouldn’t surprise me though, it’s quite the backdrop.

[@pumpkinhead8246]

No that was southville

[@daviecrocket9160]

Southville

[@sheilaroddick5853]

It was Barton Hill.

[@andyblackmoredesign]

Most of it was filmed at similar tower blocks near Aston Gate stadium. Some later stuff was also done at the Brodadwalk Shopping Centre in Knowle.

[@kirankilgannon8987]

It’s not the areas it’s the people living there that area no sense of community now . Wonderful city Bristol spent 6 years there in early 90s now unfortunately one of the most expensive in uk

[@Budgiearmy]

yes bristol

[@ukexplored]

Thanks for dropping in!

[@user-tb7qz7id6t]

the 5 most deprived areas have always been the worst cost of living or not.

[@CriticalThinkIt]

Cornish style house. They are all over the UK…

[@missmuffet3874]

There are. I live in the North West and there are loads of these types of houses on council estates. I think it was just a cheaper and quicker way of building in the sixties, using less brick.

[@CriticalThinkIt]

Loads In Cornwall and Devon too. Yeah, they were made with slabs of concrete. Also, a lot of terrace houses with apex roofs built in 50/60s made same way. My dad had his Cornish style propped up and re-built from scratch bottom up.

[@suesmith3744]

Barton Hill isn’t as bad as people make out .. I live in Kingswood and it has gone to the bloody dogs 😢

[@IDRIS-wl3qy]

My mortgage has gone from 341 to 389 i know it doesn't seem bad but it is for me 😢 its annoying how the government wastes tax payers money

[@lucyduffyllovelytown2619]

how can people live like this where is the council

[@Autonomous1969]

But they do live like that through own choice.

[@keithroberts5611]

You keep mentioning poverty?? What determined poverty in 2024? Not having a Holiday aboard, The latest flat screen TV or new mobil phone!! Perhaps a car, Perhaps your referring to education, Health care or the nearest nail bar? For someone like me living in a one parent house in a council house in Southmead in 1962!! The word poverty or poor was never mentioned ever!! We just got on with it and made the best of it, Mum had cleaning jobs and cycled everywhere, I walked to school 4 miles each way, Free school meals,No central heating, No TV or radio, As for buying new clothes or shoes out of the question jumble sales where the order of the day!! Holidays where for posh people, If we where lucky a day at Weston-super-Mare!!I personally believe your barking up the wrong tree continuously blaming the local council's for the things that seem wrong!!! Its the people themselves that choose to live like this, Communitys died decades ago!!! I say if you choose to live in a shyt hole let them roll in it!! 💩😡🤣

[@diamondsink2000]

These people can afford new sofas but cant dispose of their old ones.

[@koolade76]

You have to get it to a recycling centre; commercial vehicles are banned from them so good luck with putting it in a back of a van, the council charge to collect them as well. It’s a no win situation for poor residents.

[@superReeds]

usa to live in hartcliffe and my cousins still live in knowle west and the front gardens are so ugly

[@ukexplored]

Yeah, let’s hope that rejuvenation project tackles the mess, but it’s largely on the residents to keep on top of it.

[@user-dy3jg2tb5v]

Think that's bad you need to see Birmingham

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

I have been to brum it's nice and clean compared to bristol

[@jayturner90]

Not much the council can do after 13 years of Tory cuts to budgets

[@chrysalis4126]

Being poor doesn't mean you should drop litter all over the place, it costs nothing to keep your area tidy. That's not the councils fault it's the people living there not giving a shit.

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

It's the council's thault they don't care about the poor areas knowle west ect biggest cancil estate in the south west the place only has a few shops the cancil took away the cinema the swimming baths the youth clubs the pubs 80 percent of the shops on fillwood parade have been shut for decades it's like they want crime and poverty to happen

[@David-uf8ex]

It’s not the areas it’s the people just look at the state of the gardens they couldn’t give a toss . Put them in Buckingham palace and it would have a sofa on the balcony in a day. You can bet they’ve all got the latest flat screen tv,s

[@ukexplored]

For some reason this made me picture an upside down red leather sofa on a balcony at Buckingham palace and I can’t stop laughing. You’re absolutely right though, sadly.

[@sophieewohaa]

Buckingham Palace is already full of workshy layabouts who contribute nothing to this country.

[@sbaby-kg8hn]

And an XL bullie dog

[@liketheroman]

Is Bristol safe for tourists?

[@badmindsandgangsigns746]

A jamaican was stabbed to death by a white woman in st pauls not to long a go so I'd say no

[@SB-ls7el]

yes

[@Fr33zeBurn]

Yes just certain areas at night aren't great, but tourists wouldn't be in those areas anyway.

[@pholdway5801]

Who is depriving whom of what?

[@ukexplored]

That sounds like a very good rhetorical question!

[@harryshepherd4232]

At 4:15 you've completely messed up the stats. 57.1 people out of 1000 is not 57%. Not even close.

[@ukexplored]

Damn, you're right, I need to move the decimal place one, right, it should be 5.7%. Thanks, I'd like to think I won't make that mistake again, but I'm kinda stupid. 😀

[@hc2155]

Hartcliffe is the most deprived area in Bristol.

[@missmuffet3874]

Rough

[@Dan-78]

The dub Lawrence Weston isnt that bad now, back in the 90s it was a shit hole along with the mead, southmead. But both are much better now

[@yardman16]

Southmead is a shit hole that estate still has it's times I'm surprised there isn't a video on here about to be honest

[@XORTION]

Mad, who’s paying 250k for property’s here lol . 200k for new apartments. It’s Madness

[@ukexplored]

I know, right; what’s with the cost of living in Bristol - I paid £6.70 for a bottle of beer last time I was there!

[@XORTION]

@@ukexplored Mate, im struggling to live here and im born here and my family.

[@ukexplored]

Yes, I have friends in a similar situation, I don’t know about you but it’s not even gentrification or poor choices on their part , they’re just being squeezed out by inflation essentially, is there anything more indicative of a failing system? Things have to get better. Gotta believe that. 👍

[@freeman8128]

The problem with most "deprived" areas is not about buildings but the people who live there. Civilized behaviour costs nothing, is not dependant on wealth or income and even the poorest can be decent. -- Withywood and Hartcliffe were lovely, decent places with a good sense of community (I was there) - then the Labour council moved in the lowlife criminal scum who multiplied and took over.

[@tsekanyefeltham9584]

Artcleff mind

[@Albion89]

Are you from Bristol?

[@ukexplored]

I’m not. But not far away and go there often, I’ve worked there and have a load of friends in Bristol.

[@Albion89]

@@ukexplored good channel bro. I subscribed Make video about Scottish &Welsh dangerous cities in future!

[@ukexplored]

Thanks, yeah we will defo be going to wales and Scotland eventually, there are so many places it takes a while 😀

[@Albion89]

@@ukexplored Good! I want to know true about British countries Even cruel true 💔

[@pennybaxter4]

Isn’t St. Paul’s bad any more ?