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Housing in BS1 4RL

What the homes in BS1 4RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
City Centre & Harbourside
Council
Bristol
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,887 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (64.1%). Flats make up 81%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BS1 4RLEngland
Detached0.8%22.9%
Semi-detached2.7%31.5%
Terraced13.1%23%
Purpose-built flat64.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building13.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.4% of households in the BS1 4RL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.9% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.

BS1 4RL
42%
26%
26%
England
  • Owned42.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5.1%1%
  • Private rented25.6%20.5%
  • Social rented26.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BS1 4RLEngland
Owned outright18.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council25%8.3%
From a housing association1.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BS1 4RLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.2%). 15% of households include dependent children.

BS1 4RLEngland
Living alone, under 6632.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%12.8%
Couple, no children25.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bristol

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bristol (August 2026, +5.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BristolEngland
All homes£1,883£1,459
One bedroom£1,225£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,544£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,759£1,489
Four or more£2,546£2,161
Detached£2,106£1,640
Semi-detached£2,091£1,449
Terraced£2,008£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,508£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BS1 4RL (City Centre & Harbourside) (about 1,887 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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