Housing in BS3 1NL
What the homes in BS3 1NL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Southville
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,989 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (66%). Flats make up 27.2%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59.1% of households in the BS3 1NL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.8% own outright and 36.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented34.1%20.5%
- Social rented6.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (25.1%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BS3 1NL (Southville) (about 1,989 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.