Ybwthyn, Church Hill, Timsbury, Bath, BA2 0LG

Ybwthyn is a semi-detached house in Timsbury, Bath, Bath (BA2 0LG). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 108.1% above the 2008 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 55.7% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 101 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 4 EPCs).