Waterworks Cottage, Charlcombe Way, Bath, BA1 6JZ
About Waterworks Cottage
Waterworks Cottage is a detached house in Bath (BA1 6JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump.
At 84 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 is 25.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£586/sq ft) was about 52.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £530,000 in February 2020.
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Energy performance
Waterworks Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 August 2028
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Planning history
A partial demolition application was refused at Waterworks Cottage in 2023.
9 applications on record at Waterworks Cottage, Charlcombe Way, Bath, BA1 6JZ
- Jul 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension and alteration to existing Cottage and creation of two detached dwellings.
- Documents
- 156 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04067/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsApr 2026Decision
- ConditionsApr 2024Decision
+ 6 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£666,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£530,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 February 2020Most recent
£530,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA1 6JZ: £610,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Charlcombe Way homes
Waterworks Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,310
Street avg £4,163
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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Crime
392/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Richmond Heights — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Stephens Church School. 18 schools nearby.
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