The Hall Cottage, Staples Hill, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WJ
About The Hall Cottage
The Hall Cottage is a detached house in Freshford, Bath, Bath (BA2 7WJ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 142 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 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
The Hall 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
The Hall Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£800,000
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 7WJ: £340,000 (2024–2009).
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
£340,0005 Woodside Cottages, Staples Hill, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WJ
Sold Apr 2009
£340,000
Versus other Staples Hill homes
On floor area, The Hall Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Crabtree Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Freshford Church School. 3 schools nearby.
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