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How much should I pay for a townhouse in Bristol? (2026)

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This article covers townhouse purchase prices across Bristol's main neighborhoods as of 2026, so you can quickly understand what your budget will actually get you.

We update this blog post regularly so the figures you see here are always as current as possible.

The data is organized from the most expensive Bristol neighborhoods to the most affordable, with a breakdown by bedroom count so you can compare like for like.

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A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most expensive Bristol neighborhood for townhouses Clifton
Most affordable Bristol neighborhood for townhouses Brislington
Average price per square meter across all Bristol neighborhoods Around £5,200
Median townhouse price across Bristol Around £510,000
Lowest realistic starting budget for a Bristol townhouse Around £270,000
Most expensive townhouse type in Bristol (by bedroom count) Four-bedroom townhouse
Most affordable townhouse type in Bristol (by bedroom count) Two-bedroom townhouse
Average price for a two-bedroom townhouse in Bristol Around £410,000
Average price for a three-bedroom townhouse in Bristol Around £548,000
Average price for a four-bedroom townhouse in Bristol Around £711,000
Price gap between the most and least expensive Bristol neighborhood Around £450,000 (median price)
Price spread across Bristol townhouse neighborhoods Wide: from £270,000 to £580,000 as a starting budget

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Bristol neighborhoods in 2026 ranked by townhouse purchase price

This table ranks the main Bristol neighborhoods by townhouse purchase price, from the most expensive to the most affordable.

For each neighborhood, the table includes the average price per square meter, the median property price, the starting budget, the average price for a two-bedroom, three-bedroom, and four-bedroom townhouse, the typical buyer profile, the key advantages, the key drawbacks, and the market segment.

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Rank Neighborhood Average Price per Square Meter Median Property Price Starting Budget Average Price for a Two-Bedroom Townhouse Average Price for a Three-Bedroom Townhouse Average Price for a Four-Bedroom Townhouse Typical Buyers Key Pros Key Cons Market Segment
1 Clifton £7,700 £820,000 £580,000 £650,000 £870,000 £1,180,000 Affluent professional families Beautiful Georgian streets, top schools, strong prestige, and easy access to the Harbourside and Whiteladies Road Very high entry prices, tight parking, and many homes need costly period maintenance Luxury
2 Redland £6,700 £700,000 £500,000 £560,000 £735,000 £980,000 Upsizing local families Leafy streets, strong school catchments, and larger period townhouses than many central Bristol districts Expensive family stock, limited bargains, and intense competition for good streets near Redland Green Luxury
3 Cotham £5,950 £590,000 £430,000 £465,000 £620,000 £810,000 Central lifestyle buyers Very central location, handsome period housing, and quick access to universities, hospitals, and the city core Less garden space, heavier parking pressure, and more mixed student influence on some streets Premium
4 Henleaze £5,700 £575,000 £420,000 £445,000 £600,000 £780,000 Established family movers Quiet leafy feel, strong local high street, and practical family appeal without full Clifton pricing Less nightlife and city-centre buzz, and townhouse supply is thinner than in inner Bristol Premium
5 Bishopston £5,550 £560,000 £410,000 £430,000 £580,000 £755,000 Young family upgraders Gloucester Road lifestyle, popular schools, and classic Victorian terraces with reliable resale demand Premium prices for modest floor area, parking stress, and fierce competition for the best family streets Premium
6 Southville £5,250 £525,000 £390,000 £405,000 £540,000 £690,000 Creative urban families Strong walkability, lively independent shops, and fast access to the centre, Harbourside, and North Street Smaller plots, dense parking, and prices stay high because demand remains very broad Premium
7 Westbury-on-Trym £4,950 £495,000 £360,000 £385,000 £510,000 £650,000 Value-seeking family movers Good suburban family feel, strong schools, and better space for the money than Bristol's premium central areas Less central, less nightlife, and townhouse stock is less iconic than BS6 or BS8 Mid-Market
8 Horfield £4,750 £475,000 £345,000 £365,000 £490,000 £625,000 Space-seeking professionals Useful BS7 location, decent house sizes, and better value than Bishopston while keeping north Bristol convenience Main-road noise on some streets, more mixed stock quality, and weaker prestige than neighboring Bishopston Mid-Market
9 Bedminster £4,450 £440,000 £320,000 £335,000 £455,000 £575,000 First-time family buyers Popular BS3 location, strong amenities, and easier townhouse entry than Southville with similar city access Patchier streetscape, tighter houses, and a less polished feel than the higher-priced parts of BS3 Mid-Market
10 Totterdown £4,300 £410,000 £300,000 £315,000 £420,000 £535,000 Creative first upgraders Distinctive character, quick Temple Meads access, and charming Victorian rows with strong city views Steep hills, tight parking, and some homes have awkward layouts because of the terrain Mid-Market
11 Easton £3,950 £375,000 £275,000 £285,000 £380,000 £480,000 Budget-conscious urban buyers Strong relative affordability, diverse local feel, and better central access than many similarly priced Bristol suburbs More uneven street quality, fewer polished family-house pockets, and some buyers perceive higher risk Affordable
12 Brislington £4,000 £370,000 £270,000 £280,000 £375,000 £470,000 Value-focused family buyers Lower entry prices, practical family housing, and easier budgeting than most popular inner Bristol districts Weaker prestige, more car dependence, and less of the classic central Bristol townhouse atmosphere Affordable

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Key insights about townhouse purchase prices in Bristol

Insights

  • Clifton is Bristol's most expensive neighborhood for townhouses by a wide margin: a four-bedroom home there costs around £1,180,000, which is more than double the price of a similar property in Brislington or Easton.
  • In Bristol's luxury neighborhoods like Clifton and Redland, the jump from a three-bedroom to a four-bedroom townhouse adds roughly £300,000 to £450,000 to the price, a far bigger step than in mid-market areas.
  • Southville buyers pay a real lifestyle premium: at around £5,250 per square meter in 2026, Southville is priced above suburban areas that offer larger homes, purely because of its walkability and central feel.
  • Westbury-on-Trym offers Bristol families noticeably more space per pound than Clifton or Redland, with a median price around £495,000 compared to £820,000 in Clifton for a broadly similar suburban family townhouse.
  • Bristol's entry-level townhouse market sits well above the city's overall average house price of £353,000: even in the cheapest neighborhoods, a realistic starting budget for a townhouse is around £270,000 to £275,000.
  • Bishopston charges premium prices despite relatively modest floor areas: at around £5,550 per square meter, buyers are paying heavily for school catchments and the Gloucester Road lifestyle, not for extra square meters.
  • Moving east or southeast is Bristol's most effective way to reduce your townhouse budget: Easton and Brislington offer starting budgets around £270,000, roughly half of what Clifton requires.
  • Horfield sits in a useful sweet spot for Bristol buyers: it gives north Bristol convenience and decent house sizes at prices around £475,000 median, compared to £560,000 in neighboring Bishopston.
  • Totterdown remains one of the most affordable inner-Bristol options at a median of around £410,000 in 2026, but the steep terrain means some townhouses have layouts that do not suit every buyer.
  • Bedminster and Southville are just two streets apart in parts of BS3, yet Southville commands around £85,000 more on the median price, showing how sharply Bristol buyers price perceived lifestyle differences within the same postcode zone.
  • In Bristol's premium and luxury townhouse neighborhoods, renovation risk is real: period properties in Clifton, Redland, and Cotham often carry significant maintenance costs on top of the headline purchase price.
  • The price per square meter gap between Bristol's most expensive and most affordable townhouse neighborhoods is roughly 2:1 (about £7,700 in Clifton versus about £3,950 in Easton), meaning location matters more than size when comparing overall budgets.

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About our methodology

There is no official March 2026 dataset that publishes townhouse-only neighborhood medians, entry budgets, or bedroom-specific averages for Bristol. So we built this ranking by triangulating multiple official and market sources in a transparent way.

We treated Bristol townhouses as the part of the market closest to terraced houses in real market practice. This is because HM Land Registry and the UK House Price Index publish data by property type, for example terraced or semi-detached, and not under a separate townhouse category.

We also believe it is important to show our reasoning. It is one of the ways we make our work solid, transparent, and rigorous, just as you will see in https://investropa.com/pages/uk-real-estate.

First, please note that this data is updated regularly, so what you see here reflects the current values as of today.

In order to get reliable data, we applied a strict source filter. We only used authoritative, verifiable sources, not random listings or unsupported figures. More on that point below.

For each Bristol neighborhood, we aggregated the freshest townhouse purchase price data available. When possible, we cross-checked multiple sources to confirm the same price range.

This allowed us to estimate the average price per square meter and the median property price for each neighborhood in Bristol.

We also calculated the starting budget, which represents the lowest realistic entry point to buy a townhouse in that neighborhood. This is not the cheapest possible listing, but a real, achievable floor for a standard townhouse purchase in Bristol.

For each bedroom category, we estimated an average purchase price based on local Bristol market conventions. The typical size and layout of a two-bedroom, three-bedroom, and four-bedroom townhouse can vary across neighborhoods, so we adapted our estimates accordingly.

These estimates were not applied as one flat number across the city. They were adjusted by neighborhood and property type to better reflect local ownership conditions and price levels in Bristol.

This table should therefore be read as a structured market estimate, not as an exact guarantee of transaction prices. Honesty, quality, and rigor are at the core of our work, and they are also what you will find in https://investropa.com/pages/uk-real-estate.

What sources have we used to write this blog article?

Whether it's in our blog articles or the market analyses included in https://investropa.com/pages/uk-real-estate, we rely on verifiable sources and a transparent methodology.

We also aim to be fully transparent, so below we've listed the authoritative sources we used, and explained how we used them and the methods behind our estimates.

Source Why it's authoritative How we used it
ONS: Housing prices in Bristol The Office for National Statistics is the UK's official national statistics body, and its local housing data is the most reliable city-level reference available. We used it to anchor the Bristol townhouse market at city level. We also used it to cross-check that Bristol's broader housing market was broadly flat into early 2026.
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index reports This is the official monthly release framework for UK house price data, published directly by the government. We used it to confirm the official data release timeline and keep our Bristol figures aligned with the most recent data available by March 2026. We also used it to validate the direction of Bristol townhouse prices over recent months.
HM Land Registry UKHPI data browser This is the underlying official Land Registry house price dataset, giving direct access to transaction-level price evidence across England and Wales. We used it to benchmark Bristol terraced-house pricing against wider UK patterns. We also used it to sense the latest direction of travel for terraced-house values going into 2026.
HM Land Registry: Price Paid Data documentation This explains the official transaction dataset used across England and Wales, making the methodology behind any Land Registry-sourced figures fully traceable. We used it to justify treating Bristol townhouse evidence through the terraced-house transaction category. We also used it to keep our methodology transparent about what is and is not officially published at neighborhood level.
Rightmove: Bristol sold prices Rightmove is the UK's largest property portal, and its sold-price pages draw directly on completed Land Registry transactions. We used it to anchor Bristol's latest sold terraced-house average across the city. We also used it as the citywide market reference point for building the neighborhood ranking.
Rightmove: Clifton sold prices Rightmove's Clifton sold-price page provides a large and transparent dataset of completed sales in one of Bristol's most active townhouse markets. We used it to set Clifton's townhouse pricing tier at the top of the Bristol market. We also used it to size the upper end of Bristol townhouse prices overall.
Rightmove: Redland sold prices Rightmove's Redland page reflects real completed sales and is one of the most reliable neighborhood-level sources for this part of Bristol. We used it to position Redland near the top of the Bristol townhouse market. We also used it to compare Redland directly against Clifton and Cotham to calibrate the luxury tier.
Rightmove: Southville sold prices This page aggregates Land Registry-backed completed sales for Southville, one of Bristol's most in-demand inner neighborhoods. We used it to price Southville's townhouse market and test the premium buyers pay for walkability in central Bristol. We also used it to compare Southville against Bedminster within the same BS3 postcode zone.
Rightmove: Easton sold prices Rightmove's Easton page provides transaction-backed pricing for one of Bristol's more affordable inner neighborhoods. We used it to place Easton in the accessible segment of the Bristol townhouse market. We also used it to compare entry pricing against Brislington and Totterdown at the lower end of the ranking.
Rightmove: Brislington sold prices This page offers Land Registry-fed sold data for Brislington, giving a reliable view of Bristol's most accessible mainstream townhouse market. We used it to estimate Brislington's townhouse values and identify it as one of Bristol's most affordable entry points in this ranking. We also used it to compare southeast Bristol pricing against inner-east areas like Easton.

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