BCC has added 280 Council Houses since Sep 2025, and sold 56

Last year it was reported that BCC would be disposing of council homes.

A report to the sub-committee on 10 January said the council has 700 non-residential properties and 1,222 residential properties which are "increasingly expensive to maintain" and would generate significant funds if sold.

BCC do not publish the details of the properties they have disposed of.

But they do publish a list of residential council houses that is updated every couple of weeks.

I have been collecting this data every time it has been updated since September 2025. If a property disappears from the data set, then it must have been disposed of by BCC. If a property appears, then it must be new. By analysing the data in this manner I can produce reports on the council properties removed and added since September 2025. The properties that have disappeared from the list might have been sold under the Right to Buy scheme, or they could have been sold to third parties under the Asset Review Policy.

Data Quality

Please Note: My analysis relies on the accuracy of the data provided by BCC. I am looking for other methods of verifying this data, but have not found another source of data yet. You can view my detailed reports on BU Reports (look for the Council Housing buttons). These reports will be regulary updated.

My report does not show council properties that were sold before September 2025.

Missing Bedrooms

There are 339 properties where the Number of Bedrooms is not provided.

Overcounting

The Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) is the unique identifier for every addressable location in Great Britain. Looking at the BCC Council Property data set there are dozens of different properties that share the same UPRN. This should not be possible as each property (including flats) should have a unique number.

There is also a data item called "AniteUPRN", which is the internal ID used by BCC.

For example, there are 3 council properties with the UPRN of "000000091768".

Each property does have a unique AniteUPRN. If you lookup this UPRN you find that the address is "12 Eugene Flats", which means that these 3 entries actually only relate to 2 properties.

There are also a number of entries that are duplicated in the BCC Data Set.

This property appears twice, but has the same UPRN and AniteUPRN.

This property appears twice with two different UPRNs.

This shows that the BCC Data Set is incorrect and is probably overstating the actual number of Council Properties. If BCC cannot provide a correct list of their Council Properties, then how can we trust any data they publish?

Changes

Looking at new council houses and sold council houses there has been an overall increase of 224 in the number of residential council properties available since September 2025.

There are 24 Wards where the number of Council Properties has increased since Sep 2025, 7 Wards where there has been no change, and 3 Wards where the number has decreased.

St Georges Central has lost 3 Council Properties:

Henbury & Brentry have gained 55 Council Properties and lost 3:

Other Information about Council Housing

Ward Numbers

Property Class

Wards with "Over 50 Accommodation":

Wards with "Supported Housing for older people":

Wards with "40 Plus":

Wards with "Temporary Accommodation":

Wards with "Emergency Accommodation":

Please note that bedroom numbers are not provided for much of this accommodation.

Wards with "Move on (Supported)":

Wards with "Youth Housing":

Spotlight on Redland

Redland has the lowest number of Council Properties.

The most expensive Council House in Redland is probably 83 Berkely Road with 5 bedrooms and an estimated value of £700,000. It is also the registered address for the Horseed Development Foundation charity.

There is one 2 bed flat in Redland allocated for Temporary Accommodation at 25 Northumberland Road.

Spotlight on Hartcliffe and Withywood

This ward has the highest number of Council Properties.

The Oldest Council Houses in Bristol

There are 9 Council Properties in Bristol built before 1890 :

Oakenhill Cottages (Brislington) - 1752

Albermarle Row (Hotwells) - 1763

Southville Place (Southville) - 1855

Elmfield Gate Lodge (Brentry) - 1860

The Newest Council Houses in Bristol

There were 102 Council Properties built in 2025.

Clifton Street - Bedminster

Bell Close - Horfield

A council-owned, disused garage plot in Bristol has been revitalised to create affordable housing thanks to the innovative Gap House concept. The nine one-bedroom, two-storey sustainable homes on Bell Close, Horfield, for social rent, are now complete, with the first residents beginning to move in.

Marshall Walk - Filwood

The project provides 12 1B1P (37m2 ) high-quality, zero operational-carbon homes for single-person households, including half for single homeless people.

BCC has added 280 Council Houses since Sep 2025, and sold 56