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Housing in BS16 4RH

What the homes in BS16 4RH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West
Council
South Gloucestershire
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,761 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.7%). Flats make up 28.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

BS16 4RHEngland
Detached8.2%22.9%
Semi-detached29.8%31.5%
Terraced33.7%23%
Purpose-built flat22.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.4% of households in the BS16 4RH area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.5% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.

BS16 4RH
54%
24%
19%
England
  • Owned54.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.6%1%
  • Private rented23.5%20.5%
  • Social rented19.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BS16 4RHEngland
Owned outright25.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association16.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BS16 4RHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 25.5% of households include dependent children.

BS16 4RHEngland
Living alone, under 6625.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.7%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Gloucestershire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Gloucestershire (August 2026, +4.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

South GloucestershireEngland
All homes£1,464£1,459
One bedroom£1,000£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,274£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,556£1,489
Four or more£2,228£2,161
Detached£1,978£1,640
Semi-detached£1,572£1,449
Terraced£1,467£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,156£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BS16 4RH (Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West) (about 1,761 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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