Hillside Farm, Church Lane, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WD
About Hillside Farm
Hillside Farm is a semi-detached house in Freshford, Bath, Bath (BA2 7WD). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 10 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). 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
4 applications on record at Hillside Farm, Church Lane, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WD
- Aug 2009Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Fell Lawson Cypress
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/02380/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2012Decision
- FullJun 2010Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Hillside Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£914,000
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
EPC Rating for Hillside Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 168 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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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