Stokes Croft also refers to an area around the road as an informal district between Kingsdown and St Paul's in Bristol, including Jamaica Street and the southern part of Cheltenham Road.
It is not an official area of Bristol, but rather a nickname given by locals.
The area is a centre of art, music and independent shops in Bristol, with clubs such as the Croft, Lakota and Blue Mountain; the nearby music college BIMM Bristol on King Square; numerous pieces of graffiti art and one of Bristol's oldest musical instrument stores in Mickleburgh Musical Instruments Ltd. The area’s character has given rise to a group of activists and artists calling themselves The People's Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC), who are seeking to revitalise the area through community action and public art.

Today the area is known for its derelict housing, squats, anarchist activity, counterculture and alternative nightlife.
The Carriage Works has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building, though it is not currently in use and has become increasingly dilapidated.
Along with neighbouring Westmoreland House, these buildings are a popular place for graffiti artists to draw work on the abandoned structures.

In 2006 a Heritage Lottery Fund grant was obtained by Bristol City Council to help overturn the  decline in economic activity and environmental quality and a rise in social problems seen in the area since the 1970s.

At the junction of Stokes Croft and Jamaica Street is a large mural,"The Mild Mild West", painted the 1990s by Banksy.
It depicts a teddybear lobbing a Molotov cocktail at three riot police.
In 2007 the mural was voted Alternative Landmark of Bristol.

The attraction of Stokes Croft has brought up property prices in the area, with a typical terraced house costing around £250,000 – £350,000.
A 2015 report in The Sunday Times suggested that Stokes Croft was one of the best urban areas to live in the South West.
Stokes Croft also refers to an area around the road as an informal district between Kingsdown and St Paul's in Bristol, including Jamaica Street and the southern part of Cheltenham Road. It is not an official area of Bristol, but rather a nickname given by locals. The area is a centre of art, music and independent shops in Bristol, with clubs such as the Croft, Lakota and Blue Mountain; the nearby music college BIMM Bristol on King Square; numerous pieces of graffiti art and one of Bristol's oldest musical instrument stores in Mickleburgh Musical Instruments Ltd. The area’s character has given rise to a group of activists and artists calling themselves The People's Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC), who are seeking to revitalise the area through community action and public art.
Today the area is known for its derelict housing, squats, anarchist activity, counterculture and alternative nightlife. The Carriage Works has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building, though it is not currently in use and has become increasingly dilapidated. Along with neighbouring Westmoreland House, these buildings are a popular place for graffiti artists to draw work on the abandoned structures.
In 2006 a Heritage Lottery Fund grant was obtained by Bristol City Council to help overturn the  decline in economic activity and environmental quality and a rise in social problems seen in the area since the 1970s.
At the junction of Stokes Croft and Jamaica Street is a large mural,"The Mild Mild West", painted the 1990s by Banksy. It depicts a teddybear lobbing a Molotov cocktail at three riot police. In 2007 the mural was voted Alternative Landmark of Bristol.
The attraction of Stokes Croft has brought up property prices in the area, with a typical terraced house costing around £250,000 – £350,000. A 2015 report in The Sunday Times suggested that Stokes Croft was one of the best urban areas to live in the South West.
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