Renting in Bristol

Average Rent in Bristol: £1,500/mo

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Median asking rent across 13,290 live Bristol listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,500 /month

13,290 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Bristol by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£1,100/mo	739
1 bed	£1,100/mo	3,866
2 bed	£1,550/mo	3,149
3 bed	£1,800/mo	1,619
4+ bed	£2,875/mo	2,985
Room (house share)	£700/mo	932

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Bristol

What it costs to rent in Bristol

Bristol currently has 13,290 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,500 a month. 445 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 35% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BS11 at around £1,000/mo, while BS20 sits nearer £2,675/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Bristol around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Bristol by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 13,290 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Bristol

£1,100/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Bristol is £1,100 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 739 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Bristol

£1,100/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Bristol is £1,100 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 3,866 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Bristol

£1,550/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Bristol is £1,550 a month, 3% above the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 3,149 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Bristol

£1,800/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Bristol is £1,800 a month, 20% above the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 1,619 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Bristol

£2,875/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Bristol is £2,875 a month, 92% above the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 2,985 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Bristol

£700/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Bristol house share is £700 a month, 53% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 932 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Bristol rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Bristol. Latest: £1,880/mo (Jul 26, +6.5% YoY).

Latest

£1,880

Jul 26

Annual

+6.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,394

Aug 21

Total change

+35%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Bristol pay goes on rent?

Renters in Bristol spend an estimated 66% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,880/mo

£22,560/yr

Median pay

£34,051/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

66%

Severely stretched — most local renters need a flatmate or supplement income.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Bristol

Flats & apartments

6363

59% of listings

Houses

3481

32% of listings

Rooms

932

9% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Bristol — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 46% of the 3,501 houses currently advertised in Bristol.

Terraced
46%1,619
Other house
30%1,042
Semi-detached
18%639
Detached
5%183
Bungalow
1%18

Rent by postcode

Where Bristol rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 8,547 live listings in 23 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Bristol

1BS20£2,675/mo4 rentals
2BS34£2,250/mo207 rentals
3BS7£2,000/mo987 rentals

Cheapest in Bristol

1BS11£1,000/mo79 rentals
2BS30£1,250/mo4 rentals
3BS15£1,255/mo240 rentals

Features · Bristol

Garden, parking, and floor area in Bristol

Live signal across 13,290 Bristol rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

78%

of 3,474 Bristol listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

75%

of 3,645 Bristol listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£2.31 /sqft

Median 732 sqft across 1,537 Bristol listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Bristol this week

445 homes came onto the Bristol rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Bristol

Most Bristol homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 211,550 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.43

≈ Band B–C

Stock

212k

211,550 properties

A
27%56,560
B
36%76,080
C
19%40,970
D
9%19,750
E
5%10,010
F
2%4,930
G
1%2,890
H
0%350

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Bristol

81% of Bristol premises can already get full-fibre and 95% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

81%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

95%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

478 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
81%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Bristol, City of), July 2025, covering 203,079 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Bristol homes

46% of Bristol homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

46%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

54%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

177k

176,587 EPCs

A
0%866
B
11%18,586
C
35%62,063
D
38%67,454
E
13%22,429
F
2%4,165
G
1%1,024

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Bristol, City of. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Bristol

19 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Bristol centroid. The five closest:

1
Hannah More Primary School
Primary · Community school · BS2 0LT
0.38 mi
2
Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · BS2 0DT
0.40 mi
3
St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · BS2 9JF
0.55 mi
4
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · BS5 0TJ
0.56 mi
5
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · BS1 6RT
0.59 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Bristol centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Bristol

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Bristol has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 41 of 41 postcode districts analysed, the median was 303 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Bristol is Violent crime, accounting for 55% of all incidents.

Crime overview

303 crimes per area (median)
41 of 41 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
55% of incidents

Bristol’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Bristol

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Clifton has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Bristol.

Clifton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (89) · pop. ~13,000
32
per 1k
Redland
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (96) · pop. ~9,000
41
per 1k
Bedminster
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (339) · pop. ~15,000
73
per 1k
Stokes Croft
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (520) · pop. ~7,000
256
per 1k
Southville
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (307) · pop. ~11,000
98
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Bristol listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Bristol.

Rightmove

8507

OpenRent

3156

SpareRoom

932

OnTheMarket

395

PrimeLocation

300

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Frequently asked

Renting in Bristol — your questions answered

How much is rent in Bristol?

The average (median) asking rent in Bristol is £1,500 a month — a 1-bed is £1,100 and a 2-bed £1,550, based on 13,290 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Bristol?

The median asking rent for a studio in Bristol is £1,100 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 739 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Bristol?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Bristol is £1,100 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 3,866 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Bristol?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Bristol is £1,550 a month, 3% above the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 3,149 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Bristol?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Bristol is £1,800 a month, 20% above the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 1,619 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Bristol?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Bristol is £2,875 a month, 92% above the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 2,985 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Bristol?

The median asking rent for a room in a Bristol house share is £700 a month, 53% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 932 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Bristol?

There are currently 13,290 rental properties available in Bristol, with 445 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Bristol safe for renters?

Bristol has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 303 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Bristol?

The most commonly reported crime category in Bristol is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

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