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Housing in BS1 6LQ

What the homes in BS1 6LQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Temple Meads
Council
Bristol
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,877 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (85.5%). Flats make up 98.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BS1 6LQEngland
Detached0.2%22.9%
Semi-detached0%31.5%
Terraced1.5%23%
Purpose-built flat85.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building9.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

15.1% of households in the BS1 6LQ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 75.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 6.7% own outright and 8.4% with a mortgage.

BS1 6LQ
15%
76%
England
  • Owned15.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented75.5%20.5%
  • Social rented9.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BS1 6LQEngland
Owned outright6.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan8.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent72.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association7.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 44.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BS1 6LQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.9%). 6.1% of households include dependent children.

BS1 6LQEngland
Living alone, under 6642.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.1%12.8%
Couple, no children31.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children5.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children0.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.8%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 6LQ (Temple Meads) (about 1,877 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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