UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/bristol
Council areaSouth West, England
House prices in Bristol
Homes in Bristol sold for a median of £350,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 11,315 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth most expensive of the 26 council areas in the South West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £310,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 45%, from £242,000 in 2016 to £350,000 in 2025, the third biggest rise of the 26 council areas in the South West.
Postcode districts in Bristol
The dearest district was BS9 (Bristol), at £587,500, and the cheapest was BS13 (mostly Hartcliffe and Withywood ward), at £286,000. The dearest median is 2.1 times the cheapest.
The next dearest were BS8 (Clifton) and BS6 (Bristol), and the next cheapest BS2 (Bristol) and BS11 (mostly Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston ward).
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- BS9Bristol, 804 salesMedian price £587,500Price per square metre £5,091Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +10%
- BS8Bristol, 729 salesMedian price £450,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- BS6Bristol, 931 salesMedian price £444,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +13%
- BS7Bristol, 1,013 salesMedian price £420,000Price per square metre £4,516Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- BS3Bristol, 1,476 salesMedian price £400,000Price per square metre £4,893Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- BS10Bristol, 755 salesMedian price £343,500Price per square metre £4,050Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- BS5Bristol, 1,393 salesMedian price £340,000Price per square metre £4,162Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- BS4Bristol, 1,259 salesMedian price £335,000Price per square metre £4,044Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- BS1Bristol, 392 salesMedian price £314,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −11%
- BS14Bristol, 702 salesMedian price £305,000Price per square metre £3,629Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- BS11Bristol, 333 salesMedian price £295,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- BS2Bristol, 368 salesMedian price £290,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- BS13Bristol, 593 salesMedian price £286,000Price per square metre £3,125Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in BS6 (Bristol), up 13%, and fell most in BS1 (mostly Central ward), down 11%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- St Johns Road, Southville (BS3)54 sales
- Coronation Road, Southville (BS3)38 sales
- Redland Road, Bristol (BS6)38 sales
- Whitehall Road, Bristol (BS5)35 sales
- Mcarthurs Yard, Bristol (BS1)34 sales
- Skypark Road, Bedminster (BS3)34 sales
- Hannover Quay, Bristol (BS1)31 sales
- Bridgeman Way, Bristol (BS10)31 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Logan Road, Bristol (BS7, £1,147,500), Downs Park East, Bristol (BS6, £1,092,500) and Belmont Road, St Andrews (BS6, £805,000).
The cheapest were Lake Shore Drive, Bristol (BS13, flats, £137,500), Whitchurch Lane, Bristol (BS14, flats, £147,000) and The Stepping Stones, St Annes Park (BS4, flats, £189,000).
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 548 | £545,000 | £407,000 to £850,000 | £4,922/m²from 23 sales |
| Semi-detached | 2,451 | £370,000 | £310,000 to £510,000 | £4,065/m²from 104 sales |
| Terraced | 4,829 | £380,000 | £310,000 to £470,000 | £4,164/m²from 178 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 3,487 | £265,000 | £205,000 to £350,000 | £4,208/m²from 74 sales |
Terraced houses were the most common type sold in Bristol, at 43% of sales, ahead of flats and maisonettes at 31%.
Terraced houses stand out against the South West as a whole: a median of £380,000 here, 43% more than the £265,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £4,177 per m², 16% above the £3,587 across the South West as a whole.
Leasehold homes
35% of sales in Bristol were leasehold, against 17% across the South West as a whole. Most of them are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Living in Bristol
Crime
133 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 96 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
95% of homes can get it
Higher than 72 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
89% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,714 a year in Bristol for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 97 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South West
Median sale price of the 26 council areas in the South West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Bristol and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Cotswold£450,000
- Bath and North East Somerset£395,000
- South Hams£360,000
- Bristol, this council area£350,000
- Dorset£345,000
- South Gloucestershire£340,000
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£338,000
- Stroud£335,000
- East Devon£330,000
- Cheltenham£328,000
- Tewkesbury£325,000
- North Somerset£320,000
- Wiltshire£320,000
- Exeter£300,000
- Teignbridge£300,000
About these figures
Bristol's figures come from 11,315 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 13 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Bristol, so their sales add up to 10,748 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.