Top Flat, 11 Kelston Road, Bath, BA1 3QH
About Top Flat
Top Flat is a detached house in Bath (BA1 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
A recent sale: £480,000 in December 2025. At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 57.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 May 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Top Flat has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Top Flat, 11 Kelston Road, Bath, BA1 3QH
- Aug 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey extension following the demolition of bathroom and shed, formation of new windows and other associated works for the refurbishment and replacement of services to Garden Flat.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02988/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
£503,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 19 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2025Most recent
£480,000
+58.9%over 11 years17 July 2014
£302,000
+4.1%over 7 years23 April 2007
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA1 3QH: £590,000 (2022–2011).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
392/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Penn Hill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oldfield School. 16 schools nearby.
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