What type of property is Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW?

Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW is a mid-terrace house.

What did Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW sell for?

Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW last sold for £515,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £122,000 in December 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW changed over time?

Across 5 sales between December 1998 and November 2022, Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW rose from £122,000 to £515,000, a change of £393,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW?

The current EPC rating for Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in August 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW?

Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (463 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW heated?

The latest EPC at Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW located?

Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW sits in Bath. It falls within the BA1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW?

Police records around Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW?

The closest primary school to Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW is Bathwick St Mary Church School (480m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Mark's CofE School (724m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW?

The closest bus stop to Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, BA1 6AW is Morrisons, 47m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, Bath, BA1 6AW

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 3rd

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

43 m²

463 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Lower Apartment

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Lower Apartment is a mid-terrace house in Bath (BA1 6AW). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £515,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,113/sq ft) was about 399.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Aug 2022

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2012

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2012from May 2011

Low Energy Lighting

0%80%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era3rd Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lower Apartment, 4 Kensington Place, Bath, BA1 6AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lower Apartment has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

16 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Lower Apartment was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£490,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£515,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

18 November 2022Most recent
£515,000
+16.6%over 5 years
21 August 2017
£441,600
+100.7%over 10 years
24 August 2006
£220,000
-12.0%over 2 years
19 August 2004
£249,950
+104.9%over 5 years
18 December 1998
£122,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BA1 6AW: £220,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Kensington Place homes

Four headline reads against 49 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Lower Apartment runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£11,977

Street avg £3,367

Strongly above

Floor Area

43 m²

Street avg 54 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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Nearest stop

0.0 km

Morrisons — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Bathwick St Mary Church School. 16 schools nearby.

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