Area market snapshot · in Bristol

Hotwells property market

Updated 5 October 2026 · refreshed daily

Map: Hotwells is in central Bristol.
Median asking price
£425,000↑ 21% above Bristol

238 for sale · Bristol £350k

Median sold price · 12 months to February 2026
£390,000↑ 10% above Bristol

Bristol £355k

Typical asking range
Typical asking range (middle half of listings) and median
MarketRange lowMedianRange high
Hotwells£325,000£425,000£643,750
Bristol£260,000£350,000£460,000

Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.

How Hotwells differs from Bristol
  • Flats are 74% of what's for sale, compared to 44% across Bristol
  • A typical 2-bed asks £400k here, compared to £325k across Bristol
The last 30 days

Homes came onto and left the Hotwells market at a similar pace

New listings
52

↑ 73% · was 30

Price cuts
40

↑ 60% · was 25

Went off market
47

↑ 47% · was 32

Typical time listed
72 days

before going off the market

Changes compare with the prior 30 days.

Asking prices

Where homes in Hotwells sit by price band, against Bristol

Homes for sale in Hotwells skew pricier than in Bristol

18% of Hotwells listings ask under £300k, a smaller share than Bristol (35%)

Share of current listings by asking-price band
Price bandHotwells listingsHotwells shareBristol share
<£300k4418%35%
£300k–400k6427%28%
£400k–500k3414%16%
£500k–650k3615%9%
£650k–800k208%5%
£800k–1m135%3%
£1m–1.5m146%3%
£1.5m+135%1%

Prices by property type

Current listings and Land Registry sales in Hotwells, set against Bristol

Flats are 74% of homes for sale in Hotwells, against 44% across Bristol

Share of homes for sale by property type
property typeHotwellsBristol
Flats (177 for sale)£74£44
Terraced (47 for sale)£20£28
Semi-detached (5 for sale)£2£14

Flats in Hotwells ask £350k, 35% more than Bristol flats (£260k)

Median asking price of current listings; the count under each row

Median asking price by property type
property typeHotwellsBristol
Flats (177 for sale)£350,000£260,000
Terraced (47 for sale)£795,000£390,000
Semi-detached (5 for sale)£600,000£415,000

Price per square foot

Sold · 12 months to August 2026
£479per sq ft↑ 19% above Bristol

188 matched sales

Bristol: £402 per sq ft

Asking · current listings
£510per sq ft↑ 25% above Bristol

203 listings with a known floor area

Bristol: £409 per sq ft

Sold prices per sq ft in Hotwells are up 23% over 10 years, to £479

Bristol: up 43% to £402 over the same period

Sold price per square foot over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsHotwellsBristol
Sept 2016£390£281
Dec 2016£398£289
Mar 2017£394£294
Jun 2017£399£295
Sept 2017£416£298
Dec 2017£412£302
Mar 2018£420£305
Jun 2018£418£310
Sept 2018£410£312
Dec 2018£416£314
Mar 2019£412£315
Jun 2019£418£314
Sept 2019£424£314
Dec 2019£425£314
Mar 2020£428£316
Jun 2020£426£319
Sept 2020£446£323
Dec 2020£458£334
Mar 2021£465£344
Jun 2021£459£349
Sept 2021£451£352
Dec 2021£453£356
Mar 2022£456£362
Jun 2022£465£370
Sept 2022£482£387
Dec 2022£481£398
Mar 2023£477£401
Jun 2023£476£401
Sept 2023£472£399
Dec 2023£472£395
Mar 2024£471£393
Jun 2024£471£393
Sept 2024£471£395
Dec 2024£465£396
Mar 2025£476£401
Jun 2025£477£401
Sept 2025£478£401
Dec 2025£479£402
Mar 2026£479£400
Jun 2026£479£402
Aug 2026£479£402

Homes sold in Hotwells

Completed sales
368↑ 9% vs previous year

Previous 12 months: 338 sales

Median sold price
£390,000↑ 10% above Bristol

Bristol: £355,000

The median sold price in Hotwells is up 27% over the last 10 years, to £390k

Bristol: up 56% to £355k over the same period

Median sold price over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsHotwellsBristol
Mar 2016£306k£228k
Jun 2016£314k£235k
Sept 2016£320k£243k
Dec 2016£338k£249k
Mar 2017£350k£255k
Jun 2017£353k£256k
Sept 2017£350k£263k
Dec 2017£350k£267k
Mar 2018£350k£270k
Jun 2018£340k£270k
Sept 2018£350k£271k
Dec 2018£350k£273k
Mar 2019£345k£275k
Jun 2019£350k£275k
Sept 2019£367k£275k
Dec 2019£370k£275k
Mar 2020£374k£278k
Jun 2020£380k£280k
Sept 2020£375k£287k
Dec 2020£375k£300k
Mar 2021£395k£316k
Jun 2021£400k£325k
Sept 2021£397k£321k
Dec 2021£399k£320k
Mar 2022£398k£319k
Jun 2022£376k£315k
Sept 2022£390k£335k
Dec 2022£390k£345k
Mar 2023£395k£350k
Jun 2023£400k£351k
Sept 2023£400k£350k
Dec 2023£400k£348k
Mar 2024£395k£345k
Jun 2024£395k£345k
Sept 2024£398k£344k
Dec 2024£409k£350k
Mar 2025£400k£358k
Jun 2025£400k£357k
Sept 2025£395k£357k
Dec 2025£374k£355k
Feb 2026£390k£355k

368 homes sold in Hotwells in the 12 months to February 2026, in line with Hotwells's five-year norm

Bristol is 4% below its own five-year norm

Homes sold over time (12-month windows ending each quarter)
Window endsHotwells
Mar 2016514
Jun 2016476
Sept 2016447
Dec 2016426
Mar 2017370
Jun 2017407
Sept 2017382
Dec 2017388
Mar 2018383
Jun 2018357
Sept 2018357
Dec 2018370
Mar 2019359
Jun 2019357
Sept 2019371
Dec 2019341
Mar 2020336
Jun 2020309
Sept 2020275
Dec 2020305
Mar 2021371
Jun 2021501
Sept 2021523
Dec 2021477
Mar 2022426
Jun 2022349
Sept 2022352
Dec 2022391
Mar 2023376
Jun 2023351
Sept 2023335
Dec 2023321
Mar 2024317
Jun 2024328
Sept 2024326
Dec 2024339
Mar 2025385
Jun 2025367
Sept 2025368
Dec 2025366
Feb 2026368

What listings offer

Hotwells has fewer gardens and less parking but more chain-free homes than Bristol.

Gardens
47%

Fewer gardens than Bristol

47% of listings have a garden; Bristol: 70%. 111 of 238 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Parking
47%

Less parking than Bristol

47% of listings have parking or a garage; Bristol: 62%. 111 of 238 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Chain-free
49%

More chain-free homes than Bristol

49% of listings are listed as chain-free; Bristol: 42%. 116 of 238 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.

Recent sales in Hotwells

The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry

AddressSoldPrice
First Floor Flat, 4, Brandon Cottages Brandon Steep · BS1 5XLFlat · LeaseholdAug 2026£335,000
Flat 46, North Contemporis, 20 Merchants Road · BS8 4HHFlat · LeaseholdAug 2026£398,000
7 Hanbury Road · BS8 2EWFlat · LeaseholdAug 2026£380,000
48 Beauley Road · BS3 1PYTerraced · FreeholdAug 2026£590,000
3a, Britannia Buildings Merchants Road · BS8 4QDFlat · LeaseholdAug 2026£268,000

Current listings worth a look

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How nearby areas compare

Current listings around Hotwells

AreaFor saleMedian asking
Hotwells238£425k
Clifton224£425k
Southville275£360k
Kingsdown235£300k
Cotham260£335k
Bristol2,475£350k
Fishponds203£300k
Bristolbenchmark2,475£350k

Key facts about Hotwells

  • Rising over the long run, flat over the last year: the median sold price in Hotwells is up 27% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months.
  • Homes for sale skew pricier than in Bristol: 18% of current listings in Hotwells ask under £300k, against 35% across Bristol.
  • Sales are in line with Hotwells's five-year norm: 368 homes sold in the 12 months to February 2026, against a norm of 376 a year; 52 homes came onto the market in the last 30 days and 47 left it.

Hotwells property market: common questions

Where is Hotwells?

Hotwells is in central Bristol. Figures for Hotwells cover listings within about 1 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.

What is the average house price in Hotwells?

The median asking price across the 238 homes for sale in Hotwells is £425,000 (as of 5 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £325,000 and £643,750. That is 21% above Bristol. Homes that actually sold in Hotwells went for a median £390,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to February 2026).

Are house prices in Hotwells rising or falling?

Rising over the long run, flat over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Hotwells is up 27% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months (12 months to February 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Is Hotwells cheaper than Bristol?

No: asking prices in Hotwells are typically higher than across Bristol. The median asking price in Hotwells is £425,000 against £350k across Bristol: 21% above Bristol. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. The premium holds from the lower end to the top of the market.

How many homes are for sale in Hotwells?

238 homes are on the market in Hotwells right now, up 3% since 1 Sept, 52 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

Are house prices being cut in Hotwells?

40 listings in Hotwells had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 17% of the homes currently for sale.

How long are homes on the market in Hotwells?

Of the Hotwells listings that came off the market in the last 30 days and that we first saw after we began tracking the area, the typical one had been advertised for 72 days. Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.

How much do flats and houses cost in Hotwells?

The median asking price for a flat in Hotwells is £350,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is terraced houses, at a median £795,000 across 47 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

How much is a two-bedroom flat in Hotwells?

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Hotwells is £385,000, across 101 current listings.

How much is a three-bedroom house in Hotwells?

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Hotwells is terraced houses, at a median asking price of £687,500 across 14 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

What is the price per square foot in Hotwells?

In Hotwells, homes that sold went for a median £479 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £510 per sq ft.

How these numbers are made

  • Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (238 in Hotwells), refreshed daily, as of 5 October 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings. Figures for Hotwells cover listings within about 1 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.
  • Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Hotwells since November 2025.
  • Bristol comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of Bristol, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
  • Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data. Sold prices and sales counts cover the 12 months to February 2026; sold price per square foot covers the 12 months to August 2026, with floor areas from EPC certificates (the two run on different pipelines, and the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered). England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.