Hillside Cottage, Church Lane, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WD
About Hillside Cottage
Hillside Cottage is a semi-detached house in Freshford, Bath, Bath (BA2 7WD). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 73 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Hillside 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
Hillside Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£339,000
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 5 sales in BA2 7WD: £372,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in BA2 7WD
The Grange, Flat 3, Church Lane, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WD
Sold Mar 2021
£400,00017 Church Lane, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WD
Sold Jul 2018
£975,000The Grange, Flat 5, Church Lane, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WD
Sold Jun 2018
£372,000The Grange, Flat 2, Church Lane, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WD
Sold Sept 2017
£271,000Damson House, Church Lane, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WD
Sold Oct 2010
£1,220,000
Versus other Church Lane homes
Floor Area for Hillside Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 193 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Freshford Rectory — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Freshford Church School. 4 schools nearby.
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