Basement Flat, 16 St Stephens Street, Bristol, BS1 1JR
About Basement Flat
Basement Flat is a mid-terrace house in Bristol (BS1 1JR). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 62 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 May 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Basement Flat, 16 St Stephens Street, Bristol, BS1 1JR
- Jan 2016Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Proposed part retention of the A2 (Use Class) unit (Financial and Professional Services) and the change of use of part of the ground floor and the basement to 2 flats (Use Class C3) and associated refuse and cycle storage.
- Council
- Central, Clifton And Harbourside
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/04313/F
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseDec 2016Decision
- Change of UseDec 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Basement Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£229,000
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.
Versus other St Stephens Street homes
Floor Area for Basement Flat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 36 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
767/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Willow Park CofE Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.1dB