October 2026 report
Area reports · South West · Bristol
South West · Local authority district

Bristol

How Bristol compares with the 316 districts of England and Wales on prices, market activity, people, homes, transport and safety, from the same data our valuations use.

Price per m²
£4,639
+1.8% on the year
HPAI Property Index
75/100
Ranked 2nd of 316 districts
Sales a month
421
-19% on the year
Recorded crime
129 per 1,000
Median district 71

HPAI Swatch

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Top row: how things areBottom row: which way they are moving
Band1 low8 high (always best)

Price per m²

£4,639/m²

Median price per square metre over the last 12 months, all property types.

Band 6/8Score 15/20 Weight in the index 15%

Areas alike

Districts with the most similar character to Bristol: price level, sales, energy efficiency, density, rail use, crime and carbon, from the HPAI Swatch. Useful if you like this area but want to compare options.

Brighton and Hove
86% alike
Same band for sales, rail use
Less energy-efficient homesPricier: £6,002/m²
Southampton
86% alike
Same band for energy efficiency, density, crime
Cheaper: £3,749/m²Smaller market: 187 sales a month
Portsmouth
85% alike
Same band for density, crime, carbon
Smaller market: 168 sales a monthCheaper: £3,668/m²
Cardiff
84% alike
Same band for sales, rail use, carbon
More energy-efficient homesCheaper: £3,648/m²
Croydon
84% alike
Same band for sales, energy efficiency, density, rail use
Lower crime: 80 per 1,000Pricier: £6,271/m²
Manchester
82% alike
Same band for sales, density, rail use, crime
More energy-efficient homesCheaper: £3,605/m²

Alike but cheaper

Similar character, at least 15% lower price per m² than Bristol's £4,639

Liverpool
95% alike
Same band for sales, energy efficiency, density, rail use
Cheaper: £2,554/m²
Nottingham
89% alike
Same band for density, crime
Cheaper: £2,718/m²Smaller market: 192 sales a monthPrices falling there (-1.6%)
Coventry
87% alike
Same band for carbon
Cheaper: £3,111/m²Lower crime: 88 per 1,000Prices falling there (-1.8%)
Southampton
87% alike
Same band for energy efficiency, density, crime
Cheaper: £3,749/m²Smaller market: 187 sales a month

Buying costs

At today's 5.36% five-year fixed mortgage rate (August 2026), a typical terraced house in Bristol (£398,500) costs about £1,810 a month with a 25% deposit over 25 years. With inflation at 3.1%, prices are down 1.2% on the year in real terms.

Market conditions

Latest published, August 2026

5.36%5-year fixed mortgage rate (75% loan-to-value, Bank of England) +0.50 points on a year ago
3.1%Inflation (CPI, ONS) 3.8% a year ago

Repayment calculator

Starts from the median price of each property type in Bristol (last 12 months). Change any figure.

£1,810a month
Loan
£298,875
Deposit
£99,625
Total interest
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Income lenders may look for (4.5×)
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A guide only: repayment mortgage at a fixed rate for the whole term; lenders' rates, fees and criteria vary.

Prices

Homes in Bristol sell for £4,639 per m² (12-month median, all property types), 22% above the South West median. Prices rose 1.8% over the last year.

Price per m², last 10 years

12-month median, all property types, against the region and the median district in England and Wales

By property type

Last 12 months

Type£/m²YearMedian price
Detached4,603 -2.1%£470,000
Semi-detached4,164 +1.2%£409,000
Terraced4,188 -1.3%£398,500
Flat5,080 +5.1%£276,000

Market

About 5,056 homes sold in the last 12 months, 44% of them terraceds. Activity is down 19% on a year ago.

Sales a month

Open-market sales registered with HM Land Registry; the line is the 12-month average

What sells

Sales by property type, last 12 months

People & homes

503,761 people live in Bristol, 4,594 per km² across 109.7 km². The population changed by +1.0% in the last year.

Population

ONS mid-year estimates (projected after the latest year)

Homes and energy

Energy Performance Certificates and ONS

66Average EPC scoreBand 5 of 8
3.4 tCO₂ a home a yearBand 7 of 8
4,594Residents per km²Band 8 of 8

Transport

14 rail stations with 13.7 million entries and exits in 2025. Bristol Temple Meads accounts for 80%.

Rail stations

Entries and exits, 2025 (Office of Rail and Road), with the change on the previous year

Safety

129 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year (Apr 2025 - Mar 2026), higher than 97% of districts; the median district has 71. Crime is up 2.4% on the year.

Recorded crime, 12 months to each March

Home Office police recorded crime; anti-social behaviour isn't recorded crime

Main types

Recorded crimes, Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Schools

129 schools take primary-age pupils and 49 secondary-age, 67,449 pupils in all. Distances to a particular home, and admissions rules, are in each valuation report.

Latest inspection outcomes

Ofsted, in Ofsted's own terms; report cards (from November 2025) have no overall grade; Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn

How hard it is to get in

First-choice applications and offers, latest entry year (DfE, England)

Value a home in Bristol

Free instant valuation using the same data as this report: recent sales, local price trends and the HPAI Swatch.

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October 2026 report: as up to date as it can be. Every figure is the latest each source has published. Where an official source runs behind (population, rail passengers), we project it forward to today from its own trend and mark it as projected. Latest periods:

  • Sales and prices: to August 2026 (HM Land Registry)
  • Recorded crime: year to March 2026 (Home Office)
  • Population: mid-2025 estimates, projected to date (ONS)
  • Rail passengers: year to March 2025, projected after that (Office of Rail and Road)
  • Schools: latest published inspections and admissions (Ofsted, DfE)
  • Energy and homes: certificates lodged to date (EPC register)

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