St James Barton, Bristol house prices are built from 311 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2001 and the most recent on 12 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £171,500. Across the 10 years from 2009 to 2019 the median moved +31.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +5.0%.
Median price paid
£171,500
Change in cash, 2009–2019
+31.9%
Change in real terms
+5.0%
Median per m²
£2,238
HM Land Registry311 sales62 with floor areaLatest sale 12 May 2026
Section 01
How St James Barton, Bristol prices moved
The chart tracks the median St James Barton, Bristol house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2001 to 2019. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | £163,000 | £296,938 |
| 2010s | 7 | £225,000 | £317,250 |
The highest yearly median on record for St James Barton, Bristol is £260,000 in 2016; the lowest is £123,500 in 2001. Across the full 19-year record the cash median has moved from £123,500 to £213,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £242,191, so the real change over the whole record is +15.0% — about +0.78% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +31.9% in cash against +5.0% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 212 51.02 Apartments | 12 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| Flat 503 51.02 Apartments | 2 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £209,550 | £209,550 |
| Flat 406 51.02 Apartments | 16 Feb 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £204,287 | £204,287 |
| Flat 615 51.02 Apartments | 3 Feb 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £242,000 | £242,000 |
| Flat 208 51.02 Apartments | 3 Jun 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £220,000 | £224,783 |
| Flat 605 51.02 Apartments | 27 Feb 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £281,000 | £287,109 |
| Flat 501 51.02 Apartments | 23 Oct 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | £236,754 |
| Flat 104 51.02 Apartments | 20 Jun 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | £220,970 |
| Flat 503 51.02 Apartments | 27 Jan 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £185,000 | £199,885 |
| Flat 612 51.02 Apartments | 15 Jun 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £181,000 | £209,704 |
| Flat 307 51.02 Apartments | 14 Apr 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | £266,475 |
| Flat 410 51.02 Apartments | 5 Apr 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | £260,682 |
| Flat 206 51.02 Apartments | 29 Nov 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | £252,688 |
| Flat 108 51.02 Apartments | 28 Jan 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £290,000 | £366,398 |
| Flat 517 51.02 Apartments | 10 Jun 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £258,500 | £334,697 |
| Flat 209 51.02 Apartments | 4 Feb 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £255,000 | £330,165 |
| Flat 314 51.02 Apartments | 31 Jan 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £263,000 | £340,523 |
| Flat 707 51.02 Apartments | 29 Nov 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £280,000 | £366,234 |
| Flat 613 51.02 Apartments | 31 Oct 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | £359,694 |
| Flat 415 51.02 Apartments | 20 Sep 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | £274,675 |
| Flat 309 51.02 Apartments | 29 Aug 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £220,000 | £287,755 |
| Flat 312 51.02 Apartments | 12 Jun 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £213,000 | £278,599 |
| Flat 515 51.02 Apartments | 25 Apr 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £190,000 | £248,516 |
| Flat 306 51.02 Apartments | 25 Feb 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £205,000 | £268,135 |
| Flat 417 51.02 Apartments | 9 May 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £255,000 | £339,839 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to St James Barton, Bristol values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAT 212 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £112,000 (2001) | £215,000 (2026) | +2.6% | -0.1% |
| FLAT 503 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £116,000 (2001) | £209,550 (2026) | +2.4% | -0.3% |
| FLAT 406 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £117,000 (2001) | £204,287 (2026) | +2.3% | -0.5% |
| FLAT 615 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £138,950 (2001) | £242,000 (2026) | +2.2% | -0.5% |
| FLAT 208 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £137,000 (2001) | £220,000 (2025) | +2.0% | -0.7% |
| FLAT 605 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £178,000 (2002) | £281,000 (2025) | +2.0% | -0.8% |
| FLAT 501 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £121,500 (2001) | £225,000 (2024) | +2.7% | 0.0% |
| FLAT 104 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £95,000 (2001) | £210,000 (2024) | +3.5% | +0.7% |
| FLAT 612 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £123,500 (2001) | £181,000 (2022) | +1.8% | -0.7% |
| FLAT 307 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £140,000 (2001) | £230,000 (2022) | +2.4% | -0.1% |
| FLAT 410 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £178,000 (2001) | £225,000 (2022) | +1.1% | -1.4% |
| FLAT 206 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton | £115,000 (2001) | £200,000 (2021) | +2.8% | +0.6% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. St James Barton, Bristol is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 311 | 100.0% | £171,500 | £72,000 – £290,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in St James Barton, Bristol
311 of the sales on record are leasehold and 0 freehold — 100.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 311 | 100.0% | £171,500 |
| Freehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| New build | 99 | 31.8% | £142,000 |
| Existing home | 212 | 68.2% | £181,250 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -21.7%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 10 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How St James Barton, Bristol compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. St James Barton, Bristol sits above that national figure — +8.9%.
Within Bristol the street ranks 4652 of 7849 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £180,000 (-4.7%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,238 per square metre, across 62 of the 311 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £72,000 to £290,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Hannover Quay£263,038 median
- Somerset Street£112,000 median
- Temple Street£185,000 median
- Deanery Road£232,500 median
- Broad Weir£226,250 median
- Caledonian Road£265,000 median
- Cumberland Road£230,000 median
- Redcliff Mead Lane£105,000 median
- St Thomas Street£170,000 median
- Redcliff Street£235,125 median
- Baldwin Street£181,000 median
- Park Row£202,250 median
- Gas Ferry Road£200,000 median
- Ferry Street£123,000 median
- Redcliff Backs£272,250 median
- Cumberland Close£181,625 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- FLAT 503, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton7 sales
- FLAT 605, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton6 sales
- FLAT 312, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton6 sales
- FLAT 406, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton5 sales
- FLAT 104, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton5 sales
- FLAT 213, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton5 sales
- FLAT 704, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton5 sales
- FLAT 305, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton5 sales
- FLAT 506, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton5 sales
- FLAT 109, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton5 sales
- FLAT 507, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton5 sales
- FLAT 615, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 208, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 501, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 108, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 517, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 209, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 314, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 707, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 415, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 309, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 515, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 417, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
- FLAT 313, 51.02 APARTMENTS St James Barton4 sales
Back to Bristol house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in St James Barton, Bristol?
The median price paid in St James Barton, Bristol across every sale on the register is £171,500. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in St James Barton, Bristol?
311 sales are on record for St James Barton, Bristol, the most recent completing on 12 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have St James Barton, Bristol house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +31.9% between 2009 and 2019. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +5.0%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were St James Barton, Bristol house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £260,000, set in 2016. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in St James Barton, Bristol?
£2,238 per square metre, from the 62 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 12 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “St James Barton, Bristol house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.