Bristol City Council

26,799 homes in Bristol, City of. Registered social landlord no. 00HB. On this page: what their tenants say, how they handle complaints, the regulator's grades, how many homes they own and where, typical rents and how to swap your home.

1 home to swap

Size, areas and typical rents

Bristol City Council owns about 26,799 social homes across 1 council area (2024/25).

marks a place guide in that council area: what it's like to live there, rents and homes to swap.

Bristol, City of 26,799

Typical weekly rents

Average council rents in this council's area, 2024/25. Your own rent depends on the exact home.

Size	Social rent
Bedsit	£77
1 bed	£86
2 bed	£96
3 bed	£111
4 bed	£120

The regulator's verdict

The Regulator of Social Housing grades landlords on how well they look after tenants (consumer standards, C1 best to C4 worst) and, for housing associations, on governance (G) and financial viability (V).

C3 Consumer standards serious failings on the consumer standards; improvement needed · Jul 2024

Councils are graded on consumer standards only. A grade is a snapshot at the date shown; the regulator publishes updates as it inspects.

Homes to swap from Bristol City Council tenants

£420 a month

3 Bed Bristol Close to Town

Bristol, Bristol City

3 bed House Private garden Off-road parking Pets OK

Wants: gloucester · 2-3 bed · open to offers

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What tenants say

From the regulator's Tenant Satisfaction Measures survey, 2024/25, based on 2,343 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Satisfied with the overall service 64.5% worse than the sector median of 71.8%

Satisfied with repairs 70.3% worse than the sector median of 73.6%

Satisfied with time taken for repairs 64.7% worse than the sector median of 69.5%

Home is well maintained 63.9% worse than the sector median of 71.9%

Home is safe 70.3% worse than the sector median of 77.6%

Landlord listens and acts 52.3% worse than the sector median of 61.6%

Kept informed 64% worse than the sector median of 72.0%

Treated fairly and with respect 72.7% worse than the sector median of 77.9%

Satisfied with complaints handling 28.9% worse than the sector median of 35.5%

Communal areas clean and well maintained 63.5% worse than the sector median of 66.7%

Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 57.7% worse than the sector median of 64.6%

Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 52% worse than the sector median of 59.5%

The thin marker on each bar is the median across all landlords in the data set. The landlord's own TSM report: bristol.gov.uk/council/policies-plans-and-strategies/housing/our-performance-council-housing.

Repairs, safety and complaints

From the landlord's own records reported to the regulator for 2024/25.

100% Gas safety checks completed about the sector median (100.0%)

99.5% Fire risk assessments completed about the sector median (100.0%)

99.9% Asbestos surveys completed about the sector median (100.0%)

100% Legionella risk assessments completed about the sector median (100.0%)

99.5% Lift safety checks completed about the sector median (100.0%)

7.7% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard worse than the sector median of 0.5%

89.9% Non-emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 82.5%

70% Emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 94.9%

58.4 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 53.9

62% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9

8.4 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes about the sector median (8.4%)

47.6% Stage 2 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 88.9

43.5 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 35 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

In the Ombudsman's 2025-26 review, Bristol City Council had 37 complaint determinations. 82% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

82%maladministration rate
worse than the sector average of 60%

135orders made

4complaint handling failure orders

£27,309compensation ordered

You can search the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive for "Bristol City Council" to see published complaints about this landlord.

Swapping with a tenant of Bristol City Council?

Both landlords have to approve a mutual exchange, and both have 42 days to decide. They can only refuse on the grounds set out in the Housing Act 1985. Get the application in early, keep your rent account clear, and ask for the decision in writing.

Can I swap? How a swap works Complaints and support

Page last updated: 26 September 2026

Sources

Registration details: Regulator of Social Housing, register of providers of social housing.
Grades: Regulator of Social Housing, regulatory judgements and notices, published 9 July 2024.
Homes owned by council area and average rents: Regulator of Social Housing, Statistical Data Return 2024/25 (Open Government Licence).
Complaint performance: Housing Ombudsman, annual complaints review landlord tables 2025-26.
Tenant satisfaction, repairs, safety and complaints figures: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25, full data set. Sector medians are calculated across all landlords in that data set.
Homes to swap: listings on Mutual Home Exchange whose tenants named this landlord.