5 Woodside Cottages, Staples Hill, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WJ

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 May 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. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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 19.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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 16.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 4 EPCs).