Lake Cottage, Summer Lane, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 7EU
About Lake Cottage
Lake Cottage is a detached house in Combe Down, Bath, Bath (BA2 7EU). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since April 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £928,000 sits 286.7% above the 1998 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 45.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Lake Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Lake Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£928,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 April 1998Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA2 7EU: £670,000 (2021–2011).
Nearby sales in BA2 7EU
Coach House, Summer Lane, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 7EU
Sold Feb 2021
£680,000Linleys, Summer Lane, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 7EU
Sold Nov 2013
£555,000Hillside House, Summer Lane, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 7EU
Sold Nov 2011
£670,000Myrfield, Summer Lane, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 7EU
Sold Mar 2011
£775,000Grey Lodge, Summer Lane, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 7EU
Sold Mar 2011
£1,300,000
Versus other Summer Lane homes
Lake Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,600
Street avg £4,015
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Combe Down School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Combe Down CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.







