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Housing in BS9 3RX

What the homes in BS9 3RX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Westbury-on-Trym
Council
Bristol
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,764 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.7%). Flats make up 30.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

BS9 3RXEngland
Detached27.7%22.9%
Semi-detached38.7%31.5%
Terraced3%23%
Purpose-built flat20.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.8% of households in the BS9 3RX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 44.9% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.

BS9 3RX
75%
16%
England
  • Owned74.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented7.3%20.5%
  • Social rented16.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BS9 3RXEngland
Owned outright44.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association14.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BS9 3RXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (32.2%). 27.6% of households include dependent children.

BS9 3RXEngland
Living alone, under 664.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over32.2%12.8%
Couple, no children10.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%7.7%
Rents

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.

BristolEngland
All homes£1,883£1,459
One bedroom£1,225£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,544£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,759£1,489
Four or more£2,546£2,161
Detached£2,106£1,640
Semi-detached£2,091£1,449
Terraced£2,008£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,508£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BS9 3RX (Westbury-on-Trym) (about 1,764 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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