Abbey Cottage, Park Corner, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7UQ
About Abbey Cottage
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.
Energy performance
Abbey Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Abbey Cottage, Park Corner, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7UQ
- May 2024FullOutcome 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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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Abbey Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,023,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,092,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2022Most recent
£1,092,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA2 7UQ: £445,000 (2023–2005).
Nearby sales in BA2 7UQ
Pear Tree Cottage, Park Corner, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7UQ
Sold Sept 2023
£445,000Holly Cottage, Park Corner, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7UQ
Sold May 2020
£307,500Tuckers Cottage, Park Corner, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7UQ
Sold Sept 2016
£423,300Mundays Cottage, Park Corner, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7UQ
Sold Jul 2015
£635,000
Versus other Park Corner homes
Abbey Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,543
Street avg £4,827
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
0.1 km
Abbey Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Freshford Church School. 3 schools nearby.
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