Housing in BS16 7HY
What the homes in BS16 7HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pucklechurch & Westerleigh
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,536 (2024)
BS16 7HYBristol
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.5%). Flats make up 21.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65.4% of households in the BS16 7HY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 4.9% own outright and 60.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.6%1%
- Private rented14.5%20.5%
- Social rented15.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 20% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.2%). 43.6% 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 7HY (Pucklechurch & Westerleigh) (about 2,536 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.