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Kensington Road, Staple Hill, Bristol

MyStreetCheck free street report: Kensington Road, Staple Hill, Bristol · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bristol-south-gloucestershire/kensington-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BS16 4LX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£327,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£279,978
25 sales
Price range
£196k – £369k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Jul 2026
BS16 4LX

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At a glance

House prices£327k average11% below the Bristol average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station50 min walkStapleton Road station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

25 property sales on Kensington Road, Staple Hill, Bristol have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £327,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £280,846. That is 11% below the Bristol average of £365,513 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 92% terraced, 8% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Kensington Road range from £196,000 to £369,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 712 streets in Bristol with at least two sales in the last year, Kensington Road ranks 381st for average price.

House prices on Kensington Road compared

Kensington Road£327,000
BS16 postcode area£367,244
Bristol£365,513
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BS16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £241,500 (1 sales)2016£242k2017: £239,600 (5 sales)2017£240k2018: £229,750 (2 sales)2018£230k2019: £196,000 (1 sales)2019£196k2020: £233,000 (2 sales)2020£233k2021: £252,950 (1 sales)2021£253k2022: £307,600 (5 sales)2022£308k2023: £332,500 (2 sales)2023£333k2024: £325,000 (1 sales)2024£325k2025: £338,250 (2 sales)2025£338k2026: £327,000 (3 sales)2026£327k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced23£280,84621 Jul 2026
Semi-detached2£270,00024 May 2022

Sold prices on Kensington Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
40, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 21 Jul 2026£320,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 29 Jun 2026£325,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 24 Apr 2026£336,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 12 Feb 2026£197,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 15 Aug 2025£351,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 23 May 2025£325,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 19 Apr 2024£325,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 1 Nov 2023£325,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 21 Apr 2023£340,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 8 Nov 2022£325,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 24 May 2022£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 20 May 2022£369,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 22 Apr 2022£258,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 14 Apr 2022£291,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 16 Jun 2021£252,950 TerracedFreehold
20, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 25 Sep 2020£201,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 18 Sep 2020£265,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 31 Oct 2019£196,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 17 Aug 2018£231,500 TerracedFreehold
32, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 27 Jul 2018£228,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 26 Feb 2018£227,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 30 Nov 2017£225,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 31 Oct 2017£243,500 TerracedFreehold
19, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 25 Aug 2017£233,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 2 Aug 2017£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 8 May 2017£260,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 28 Apr 2017£235,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Kensington Road BS16 4LX 21 Dec 2016£241,500 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
40, Kensington Road £231,500 (Aug 2018) → £320,000 (Jul 2026) +38%
over 8 yrs
13, Kensington Road £235,000 (Apr 2017) → £325,000 (Jun 2026) +38%
over 9 yrs
17, Kensington Road £325,000 (Nov 2022) → £351,500 (Aug 2025) +8%
over 3 yrs
20, Kensington Road £201,000 (Sep 2020) → £325,000 (Nov 2023) +62%
over 3 yrs
38, Kensington Road £196,000 (Oct 2019) → £291,000 (Apr 2022) +48%
over 2 yrs
8, Kensington Road £225,000 (Nov 2017) → £252,950 (Jun 2021) +12%
over 4 yrs
19, Kensington Road £233,000 (Aug 2017) → £265,000 (Sep 2020) +14%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Kensington Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Staple Hill Primary School 298 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend 301 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
Elmtree Grove School Ltd 24 pupils Other independent special school 4–12 Report 0.4 mi
Pathways Learning Centre 78 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend 225 pupils Primary Church of England 5–7 Good Report 0.4 mi
Briarwood School 167 pupils Community special school 3–19 Report 0.5 mi
Minerva Primary Academy 345 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Little Hayes Nursery School 104 pupils Nursery 2–5 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Stapleton Road station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Bristol Parkway station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
  • Lawrence Hill station 2.7 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Pendennis Road (W-bound, High Street) 2 min walk
  • Pendennis Road (E-bound, High Street) 2 min walk
  • Thicket Road (E-bound, High Street) 3 min walk
  • Ledbury Road (S-bound, Thicket Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Downend Health Group
    Christchurch Family Medical Centre, North Street, Bristol · 0.5 mi
  • Beechwood Medical Practice
    Beechwood Road, Bristol · 0.6 mi
  • Fishponds Family Practice
    Beechwood Road, Bristol · 0.6 mi
  • The Old School Surgery
    Doctors Surgery, Manor Road, Bristol · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Staple Hill · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Staple Hill Superstore · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bristol Lanaway Rd · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Straits Parade · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Vivo Pharmacy Fishponds · 0.6 mi
  • Well · 0.7 mi
  • Old School Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Staple Hill Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Phoenix Dental Staple Hill · 0.3 mi
  • Christchurch Dental Centre · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned64.8%62.5%
Private rented28.9%20.3%
Social rented6.2%17.1%
Households785

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.8%64.1%
Aged 65+16.3%18.6%
Residents1,751

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks92%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across South Gloucestershire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Kensington Road

Ethnic group

HereSouth Gloucestershire
White83.2%91.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.5%3.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%2.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%1.6%
Other ethnic group1.7%0.9%

Religion

HereSouth Gloucestershire
No religion47.5%46.1%
Christian37%44.1%
Not answered7.8%6%
Muslim4.9%1.6%
Hindu1.4%1%
Sikh0.7%0.3%
Other religion0.6%0.5%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereSouth Gloucestershire
Born in the UK83.3%89.4%
Born outside the UK16.7%10.6%

Highest qualification

HereSouth Gloucestershire
Level 4 qualifications and above33.5%33%
Level 3 qualifications18%19.6%
No qualifications16.8%14.2%
Level 2 qualifications12.7%14.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%10.1%
Apprenticeship6.9%6.4%
Other qualifications2.4%2.4%

General health

HereSouth Gloucestershire
Very good health45.3%49.7%
Good health36.1%34.2%
Fair health13.5%11.9%
Bad health4.3%3.3%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSouth Gloucestershire
1 car or van in household47.7%40.1%
No cars or vans in household22.8%12.3%
2 cars or vans in household22.7%34.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%13.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of South Gloucestershire.

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