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Abbey Cottage, Park Corner, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7UQ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
197 m²
2120 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Abbey Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Abbey Cottage is a detached house in Freshford, Bath, Bath (BA2 7UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.

At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 44.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,092,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Abbey Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Abbey Cottage, Park Corner, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7UQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Abbey Cottage, Park Corner, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7UQ

1decisions22documents6nearby
  1. May 2024
    Full
    Outcome in report

    Internal reorganisation, removal of vestibule extension. Replace most dormers with pitched/vertical rooflights and create new window openings under permitted development.

    Documents
    22 docs on file
    Reference
    23/04793/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Abbey Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,023,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£1,092,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 2022Most recent

    £1,092,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BA2 7UQ: £445,000 (2023–2005).

On the street

Versus other Park Corner homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Abbey Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,543

Street avg £4,827

Strongly above

Floor Area

197 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Abbey Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bath district page.

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

Abbey Cottage — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Freshford Church School. 3 schools nearby.

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