Housing in BS16 5NU
What the homes in BS16 5NU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Staple Hill North
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,551 (2024)
BS16 5NUBristol
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.8%). Flats make up 67.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
28.5% of households in the BS16 5NU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.6% own outright and 15% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented28.3%20.5%
- Social rented42.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.7%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BS16 5NU (Staple Hill North) (about 1,551 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.