Housing in BS8 1PL
What the homes in BS8 1PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- University & Brandon Hill
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,942 (2024)
BS8 1PLBristol
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (45.9%). Flats make up 82.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
22.9% of households in the BS8 1PL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 72.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 10.9% own outright and 12% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented72.4%20.5%
- Social rented4.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (42.6%). 7.1% 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 BS8 1PL (University & Brandon Hill) (about 1,942 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.