5 Woodside Cottages, Staples Hill, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WJ
About 5 Woodside Cottages
5 Woodside Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Freshford, Bath, Bath (BA2 7WJ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 sits 71.2% above the 2009 sale of £340,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 21.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 5 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 5 Woodside Cottages, Staples Hill, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WJ
- Jun 2007ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
External alterations to roof of two-storey rear extension to include removal of chimneys
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01266/LBA
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Woodside Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 7 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
30 April 2009Most recent
£340,000
12 May 2005
£340,000
+44.7%over 2 years19 June 2002
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA2 7WJ: £340,000 (2024–2004).
Nearby sales in BA2 7WJ
8 Staples Hill, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WJ
Sold Dec 2024
£282,000Woodside House, Staples Hill, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WJ
Sold Apr 2024
£3,315,000Freshford Hall, Staples Hill, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WJ
Sold Aug 2017
£3,750,000Thurleigh, Staples Hill, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WJ
Sold Nov 2010
£340,000Woodside, The Coach House, Staples Hill, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WJ
Sold Aug 2004
£330,000
Versus other Staples Hill homes
CO₂ Emissions for 5 Woodside Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,301
Street avg £9,450
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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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
Crabtree Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Freshford Church School. 3 schools nearby.
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