1 School Cottages, The Street, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0AR
About 1 School Cottages
1 School Cottages is a semi-detached house in Farmborough, Bath, Bath (BA2 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Today's modelled estimate of £646,000 is 16.1% below the 2017 sale of £770,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 45.3% below the postcode norm. At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Energy performance
1 School Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 1 School Cottages, The Street, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0AR
- Mar 2005Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from residential to a 3 room bed and breakfast accommodation and alterations to an existing glazed entrance lobby
- Reference
- 04/03233/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionNov 2022Decision
- RenovationJun 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 School Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£646,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£770,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 2017Most recent
£770,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA2 0AR: £370,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in BA2 0AR
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£600,000The Courtyard, The Street, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0AR
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£405,000The Coach House, The Street, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0AR
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£370,000Rose Cottage, The Street, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0AR
Sold Mar 2016
£165,000
Versus other The Street homes
1 School Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Poor Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Farmborough Church Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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