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Housing in BS16 4SQ

What the homes in BS16 4SQ 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
1,556 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (55.3%). Flats make up 9.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

BS16 4SQEngland
Detached7.8%22.9%
Semi-detached27.5%31.5%
Terraced55.3%23%
Purpose-built flat7.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63% of households in the BS16 4SQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 33% own outright and 30.1% with a mortgage.

BS16 4SQ
63%
25%
England
  • Owned63%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented10.9%20.5%
  • Social rented24.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BS16 4SQEngland
Owned outright33%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council4.8%8.3%
From a housing association20.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BS16 4SQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.8%). 27.4% of households include dependent children.

BS16 4SQEngland
Living alone, under 6614.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.1%12.8%
Couple, no children13.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.8%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 4SQ (Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West) (about 1,556 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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