City of Bristol: the market in figures
The South West table puts Bristol 2nd of 13, and the UK table puts it 29th of 135. Its £353,596 is 16.3% ahead of the regional £304,139 and 29.5% ahead of the UK's £273,037. While the region stood still over twelve months, at 0%, Bristol moved up 0.9%.
The decade has been mild. From £261,665 in 2016 the average reached its high of £353,596 in 2026, a gain of 35.1%, or £91,931. The standout year was 2022, with 11.9%, and the only retreat was 0.6% in 2019. More recently the steps have been small: 0.2% in 2023, 0.4% in 2024, 1.2% in 2025 and the latest 0.9%.
Types separate sharply. A detached house averages £689,673 while a flat averages £242,445, a gap of £447,228, or 184.5%. A semi-detached home averages £448,153 and a terraced home £385,199. Buyers on their first purchase pay £314,404, 11.1% below what everyone pays.
Duty is Stamp Duty Land Tax. A standard purchase costs £7,680, which equals 2.2% of the price; for a first-time buyer the figure is £2,680. An additional property owes £25,360. The HM Land Registry fee is £150.
South Gloucestershire (£335,572) costs 5.1% less than Bristol, Wiltshire (£328,102) 7.2% less, North Somerset (£314,307) 11.1% less and Somerset (£282,498) 20.1% less, all in England. Cardiff, in Wales, costs 23% less at £272,443. That border gives a tax comparison: at Bristol's own average price, Welsh Land Transaction Tax would come to £7,716, a little more than the £7,680 of Stamp Duty Land Tax, and Wales has no first-time relief to offset it. In the latest year North Somerset rose by 3.6%; Somerset and Cardiff followed with 2.8% and 2.1%.
The sales count, taken across June 2025 to May 2026, is 5,832. That is the largest count of any English area in this batch, so the average and the type prices stand on a firm base. A large volume together with a flat price, as here, means the market kept trading without prices moving much in either direction.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in City of Bristol
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (5 of 5 trades filled in City of Bristol). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | CJ Hole Westbury On Trym Lettings & Estate Agents | 4.9 | 266 | 81 | Selected | View |
| Mortgage adviser | Orton Financial Mortgage Brokers | 5 | 52 | 61 | Partial | View |
| Conveyancer | AMD Solicitors | 5 | 6 | 69 | Partial | View |
| Surveyor | Practical Surveying | 5 | 55 | 57 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | Avenue Building Surveyors | 5 | 39 | 58 | Partial | View |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in City of Bristol?
The average price of a home in City of Bristol was £353,596 in August 2026, +0.9% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in City of Bristol?
The average price in City of Bristol went from £261,665 in August 2016 to £353,596 in August 2026, a change of +35.1%; +0.9% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in City of Bristol?
On £353,596, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £7,680 for a home mover, £2,680 for a first-time buyer and £25,360 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in City of Bristol?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in City of Bristol in August 2016 (£261,665) and sold at the August 2026 average (£353,596), the gain of £91,931 costs a higher rate taxpayer £21,343, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is City of Bristol expensive?
City of Bristol ranks 29th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | South West |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £689,673 | £497,091 |
| Semi-detached | £448,153 | £325,573 |
| Terraced | £385,199 | £266,094 |
| Flat or maisonette | £242,445 | £173,470 |
| All types | £353,596 | £304,139 |
| First-time buyers | £314,404 | £250,662 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £261,665 | — |
| 2017 | £272,897 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | £282,741 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | £281,158 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | £295,312 | +5% |
| 2021 | £307,726 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | £344,221 | +11.9% |
| 2023 | £344,879 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | £346,091 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | £350,385 | +1.2% |
| 2026 | £353,596 | +0.9% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).