5/5
TrustpilotReally glad we went with Ocean the…
Really glad we went with Ocean the whole team are great people to deal with especially Julie (Manager)Great communication and great people to deal with and thanks again for everything 10/10.Richard
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4,126 reviews across 2 platforms
201 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, BS7 8BG
Ocean,'s office in Bishopston, at 201 Gloucester Road, is rated 4.8 out of 5 across 4,126 reviews on two platforms. It won Trusted Agent in The Trusted Agent 2026 awards.
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Awards
The Trusted Agent 2026 results for Ocean,, ranked against 18,569 UK estate agent offices. Each award is assessed separately from the review sites.
Industry awards
Ocean, Bishopston won awards at EA Masters in one year, most recently 2022.
EA Masters winner in one year: 2022.
EA Masters by year, 2022
2022 1 Gold EA Masters 2022 winners
- GoldEA Masters 2022: Best Estate Agent Guide 2023 Gold Award, Bishopston branch
Source: EA Masters winners lists, as published, linked by year.
Reviews
Every review we hold for the Bishopston office, from every platform, shown as written. First names only.
Trustpilot5/5
TrustpilotLily Butler was super efficient and…
Lily Butler was super efficient and quick to sort out new tenants for my apartment. Extremely happy with the service! Thanks Ocean.
3/5
TrustpilotGood at selling the property for us but…
Good at selling the property for us but once sold not so impressed. They say they kept in close contact with regular updates but I believe this was only with us chasing them. They didn’t like to ring us and actually chat about the ongoing issues but instead email which I feel was impersonal. It’s very easy to hide behind an email. I appreciate it is needed for trail but phone calls are more personal. It was a long process, no fault of of own and it seemed at the end that we had to attempt to try and move things along at a pace rather than our buyers doing this. Overall very average
5/5
TrustpilotOcean Lettings fantastic service
I recently moved to Bristol and Ocean lettings helped me find a flat. They service provided was brilliant and in particular Jemima was fantastic and went above and beyond to help me find a new home.
5/5
TrustpilotGreat service all around
Great service all around, from marketing to conveyancy.
3/5
TrustpilotGood to start with
Ocean were very friendly and helpful to deal with in the beginning. They made us feel good about the property we were selling and we felt a good vibe from them right away, which is why we chose to sell our property with them. Once an offer was put in and accepted we started to feel that Ocean were more acting for the buyers rather than keeping our, or both of our, best interests in mind.
5/5
TrustpilotI highly recommend Ocean letting agency…
I highly recommend Ocean letting agency for people who are in search of rental house at Bristol. They were really helpful and understand the needs of people and help you accordingly as much as they could support. I can’t wait to say about Ms Amelia West, one of the staffs from Ocean , who is really an amazing person, very kind hearted and very helpful with our process. I wish all the agencies should have staffs like Amelia to improve their services in Uk. She is such an amazing person to come across in my life I say. I strongly recommend Ocean as first choice for housing search. All credit goes to Ms Amelia West. 5 stars is not enough for her service, she needs more than that. Ocean is lucky to have Ms Amelia West. 5 million stars to Ocean and Amelia
5/5
TrustpilotWe had a great time experience with…
We had a great time experience with Ocean estate agents in buying our first house. The process took a few months but we were very confident as we ever updated of everything timely. All the members of the team including the conveyance were very reassuring and kind.We couldn't think of a better experience than we have had.Thank you team, we really appreciate your work.
5/5
TrustpilotVery efficient communications
Very efficient communications. We are always provided with up to date information and with very helpful recommendation. Thanks to Luigi's hard work, we were able to secure a good rates on our mortgage. Highly recommend!
5/5
TrustpilotLaura Budd (and team) were excellent…
Laura Budd (and team) were excellent throughout the entire process of selling my property through to completion!I was always kept informed and updated, even when there wasn't any progress as we were waiting for information/queries from the other side.Laura is friendly, highly professional, works at a fast pace and always ensures you are kept up to date.Couldn't have asked for more!
5/5
TrustpilotOcean in Bradley Stoke - fantastic letting team
Ocean in Bradley Stoke, FANTASTIC team - absolutely brilliant, very helpful, can be trusted, professional from the start to the end. We are more than satisfied. Last month they found a great house for us to rent - totally suitable for all our needs and, trust me, we were not a simple case. Special thanks to Magan and Sam.
5/5
TrustpilotWhat a great team...
Throughout the whole process from start to finish, the great team in the Portishead office supported us. They sold our property in 24 hours on the first viewing and helped us to get the property that we really wanted. They kept the chain moving and Craig went the extra mile on many occasions to ensure exchange happened.Would definitely recommend Ocean Portishead.
2/5
TrustpilotThey really don't care
My sale seemed to be passed around the office, nobody seemed to pay much interest. As a result, important information wasn't passed on to me as quickly as it should. The sale has now completed, but I haven't heard from Ocean since then. They really don't care.
Agent replied · 19 November 2023
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. As an independent, family-owned estate agency with 40 years, we have always taken great pride in delivering the highest level of customer care. It is always disappointing to learn of negative experiences. Your case file has been thoroughly reviewed by our Sales Director, in consultation with the Sales Manager, negotiator and Move Manager, to ensure we learn from your comments. In terms of the team’s involvement, our specialist valuer, Clair, handed over the sale to your negotiator, Hal, as is usual. Once an offer was accepted, your Move Manager took charge, navigating the complex transaction to a successful conclusion. There were instances when communication was handled by your sales negotiator and office manager due to your Move Manager’s annual summer leave.We acknowledge that one email was not responded to within our standard working day policy, for which we apologise. However, our records indicate that a response was sent outside of working hours on the same day. We note that your buyers mortgage lender required a Deed of Variation for the lease. They requested multiple changes, causing delays. Rest assured, our sales team and lawyers did their utmost to expedite these issues.We value your feedback and assure you it has been taken seriously. We do however believe our team made every effort to deliver the best possible service. We hope your subsequent move has been a positive experience.Best regards, Ocean
5/5
TrustpilotReally happy with the Downend Branch
Really happy with the Downend Branch. Took a while to sell my property but not at all the fault of the company - lost buyers through the buyers not being able to sell their own property. If I had another property to sell I would definitely use this company again. They made it so easy for me by making it a seamless process from beginning to end. Thank you all
5/5
TrustpilotProfessional and responsive mortgage broker
We used Ocean Mortgages to apply for our homebuyers mortgage. The whole process, led by Simon L. , has been professional, straightforward and timely. Simon got us a great rate on our mortgage and over the course of the process has been very responsive to ensure that we were getting the best deal available as lenders updated their available products. Would highly recommend!
5/5
TrustpilotWe have been very impressed from the…
We have been very impressed from the beginning. Everything was made so easy and we were kept up to date all the way through.
5/5
TrustpilotBit of a rollercoaster but great…
Bit of a rollercoaster but great communications throughout.
5/5
TrustpilotOur mortgage advisor
Our mortgage advisor, Luigi, was absolutely brilliant from the start to the end of the process. Luigi provided us with multiple mortgage value options to help us understand what we could afford and what was best for us going forward. Given the current environment of interest rates Luigi provided a lot of support and understanding as markets changed daily. Luigi responded to all our emails within 10 minutes and prepared different proposals very quickly for us. He helped reduce stress in a very anxiety provoking process which was amazing for us both. Our house purchase took just over 5 months and Luigi checked in with us every step of the way and ensured we were on the best rate possible throughout. Will definitely use Luigi in the future.
2/5
TrustpilotRude Branch Manager
A fairly pleasant experience, until the branch manager was involved. I have never been spoken to the way Jason Bunting spoke to me. As a solo, young female buyer, the experience was hard enough as it was. The poignant moment for me was when the tenants of the property I was purchasing weren’t informed properly that a valuer was coming round, and therefore didn’t let them in when they arrived, as they didn’t know who they were. The bank then tried to charge me a £150 no show fee. I rang Ocean to say that this shouldn’t be my fee to pay as they should have communicated that the valuer was coming round to the tenants properly. I then had Jason tell me to ‘remember he did me a favour’ when he cancelled viewings for me, after my offer £15,000 over asking price was accepted. After trying to argue with me, I asked to speak to someone else who could speak to me in a calmer tone, for him then to tell me ‘i’m in charge of this office, there is no one else to speak to’. I wish I had recorded this phone call, as I have never had someone speak to me like this. Disrespectful and disgusting behaviour from him, he tainted the whole experience for me, which is meant to be an exciting and happy time buying my first home.
5/5
TrustpilotChantelle was very professional
Chantelle was friendly, professional and polite. She turned up on time and was very knowledgeable. I would very much recommend!
3/5
TrustpilotRocky Service
Our overall experience with ocean was spoiled due to numerous hiccups throughout the process. Whilst I appreciate the market is tough/ the process is slow this seemed to encourage a lack of pro activity. Firstly, when we were taking viewings we stopped receiving email notifications of the appointments as they had updated their system. There had been a handful of viewings whilst we were not home and unaware of, this only came to light when we were home on a Saturday morning and the agent surprised us and let himself in with buyers. We went on at the advised price then were encouraged to take a 10% offer on the property quickly being advised it’s a good deal. I had to ask the agent to keep negotiating a few times until we got the price up (I assumed they would try and get the best price before encouraging us to accept). We had a slow conveyancing process which is impossible to find the causation of - however the progression team I did not feel understood the process. We would receive confused & confusing emails which we had to try and make sense of between us and our solicitor, which on several times turned out to be incorrect information from our agent. I would almost weekly contact the agent and ask them if they can please chase outstanding documents / information as they wouldn’t do this on their own accord. I would not hear from the agent and then have to phone through to another service to hear the progression team are away / not in the office / on annual leave for a week or so - so we’d been unknowingly chasing aimlessly. Near the end I felt we had to apply a lot of pressure and hard work to encourage the agent to help us get it through. Phoning anyone in the agency we had the details for to try and ask them to speak to our buyers solicitor etc as it was difficult to get hold of the people we needed to. We were luckily I had experience in the conveyancing process so I was able to help chase and push it forward - as I truly don’t feel like we would have completed if left solely with the agents. The housing market is tough which is the reason we employ estate agents and pay them large fees, to support us through this process. The lack of urgency, clarity and experience we had to deal with made this process much harder than it needed it be. We were a chain free seller selling to a first time buyer, this should have been fairly straight toward. If you are totally in the dark about the selling process or are in a rush, I would advise another agent. Just a note - Iona who covered some of the conveyancing team when they were away was extremely helpful during this period and we were very refreshed and grateful for her support. Secondly, the photographer hired to take our photos was very professional and did a really good job. Thanks to them.
4/5
TrustpilotOverall a very good service
Overall a very good service, especially from Adam and Melissa, who chased up the various parties with energy and determination. We had to get to memorandum of sale quickly to secure our purchase and this was achieved in good time.Some services the office originally offered free of charge, like the EPC, didn't happen but didn't hold up the sale, so not a problem.We would recommend the office.Sorry for the delay in this response. I missed the emailRegardsDavid R
Agent replied · 20 September 2023
Hi David, thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback, it's very much appreciated. 'Energy & determination'! that's great to hear, as we know that's what it takes to ensure a timely, stress free move for our customers. We will follow up on your point regarding the EPC. Thanks again, Ocean.
5/5
TrustpilotSam and the team at Shirehampton
Sam and the team at Shirehampton were excellent especially as we had found an incredibly tricky purchaser for our house !!!!!!The way the situations were delt with gives us absolute confidence to use them should the time come for us to sell and move again.We would then know that a purchaser would be treated respectfully.
5/5
TrustpilotAn excellent service.
I have dealt with many estate agents over the years and cannot recommend Ocean Southville enough. From the initial (honest) evaluation through to completion, everyone I dealt with at this office was efficient, professional, and courteous. Using the in-house legal team was also a good idea: they provided an equally positive experience, and being in the same office makes everything work that much easier. You won’t be disappointed, you’ll be impressed.
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Questions about Ocean, Bishopston
Has Ocean, won any awards?
Yes. Ocean, Bishopston won Trusted Agent in The Trusted Agent 2026 awards. It also won Gold for Best Estate Agent Guide 2023 Gold Award, Bishopston branch at EA Masters 2022.
