House prices in BS5 9 (Bristol)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BS5 9' (Bristol) - statistics were last calculated on 04 October 2024.


Defining 'BS5 9'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BS5 9", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Bristol.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Bristol is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 28, Avonvale Road, Bristol, sold for £386,000 on Jun-2024. Given the internal area of 116 square metres, the price per sqm is £3,327.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,350-£3,500, £3,500-£3,650, £3,650-£3,800 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 222 sales in Bristol (BS5 9) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Bristol
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Bristol

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Bristol (BS5 9). Of the 222 transactions, half were sold for between £3,650 and £4,510 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'BS5 9' is £4,110. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,510 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Bristol

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Bristol. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Bristol
House price heatmap for Bristol

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BS5 9' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
BS5 8 St George £3,580 sqm £3,960 sqm £4,430 sqm
BS5 0 Bristol £3,060 sqm £3,530 sqm £4,120 sqm
BS5 9 Bristol £3,650 sqm £4,110 sqm £4,510 sqm
BS5 7 Bristol £3,600 sqm £4,020 sqm £4,460 sqm
BS5 6 Bristol £3,540 sqm £4,000 sqm £4,520 sqm

Will Bristol house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for BS5 9 (Bristol) compared with both the wider area BS5 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Bristol,Bristol
House price trends for Bristol

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent BS5 9 sales
Recent trends for Bristol

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Bristol to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Bristol and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Avonvale Road, Bristol, BS5 9R 82 sqm £3,718 30
Victoria Avenue, Bristol, BS5 9N 81 sqm £3,890 22
Whitehall Road, Bristol, BS5 9B 90 sqm £3,500 19
Gilbert Road, Bristol, BS5 9D 90 sqm £3,865 18
Roseberry Park, Bristol, BS5 9E 80 sqm £3,916 18
Roseberry Road, Bristol, BS5 9Q 101 sqm £3,523 16
Hanover Street, Bristol, BS5 9Q 80 sqm £3,892 14
Hayward Road, Bristol, BS5 9P 92 sqm £3,678 13

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Raw data

Our analysis of Bristol is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
28, Avonvale Rd, Bristol £386,000
Jun-2024
116 3,327
10, Ford St, Bristol £322,000
Jun-2024
83 3,879
3, Clare St, Bristol £421,050
Jun-2024
82 5,134

See the entire list of all sales in Bristol (BS5 9) here.

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