Monks Retreat, Church Lane, Monkton Combe, Bath, BA2 7EX
About Monks Retreat
Monks Retreat is a detached house in Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath (BA2 7EX). It has a recorded floor area of 648 m² (around 6974 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 50). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 648 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 10 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Monks Retreat's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
10 applications on record at Monks Retreat, Church Lane, Monkton Combe, Bath, BA2 7EX
- Apr 2002RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Alterations to outbuilding to provide access from owners side
- Reference
- 02/00012/LBA
- More recent applications — locked
- ConversionAug 2017Decision
- ConversionAug 2017Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Monks Retreat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£2,005,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in BA2 7EX: £245,000 (2013–2013).
Nearby sales in BA2 7EX
Versus other Church Lane homes
Monks Retreat outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
648 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
37.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
15 rooms
Street avg 3 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
Wheelwright Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Ralph Allen School. 7 schools nearby.
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