Flat 3, 17 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UA
About Flat 3
Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Bristol (BS1 1UA). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (20–37 m²). The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 37 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (32 m² median across 5 EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 19.3% above the 2015 sale price.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Sept 2000SubdivisionHeritageIn report
Internal alterations to convert upper floors from offices to six self contained flats.
- Reference
- 00/02380/LA
- Sept 2000Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of upper floors from offices (Use Class B1) to six self contained flats.
- Reference
- 00/02375/F
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Flat 3 changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 14 years.
£139,950
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
20 September 2015Most recent
£139,950
+12.0%over 10 months28 November 2014
£125,000
+44.5%over 13 years21 June 2001
£86,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS1 1UA: £115,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in BS1 1UA
Flat 5, 17 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UA
Sold Mar 2025
£150,000Flat 2, 17 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UA
Sold Nov 2022
£115,000Flat 4, 17 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UA
Sold Feb 2019
£115,000Flat 6, 17 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UA
Sold Aug 2016
£105,00017 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UA
Sold Aug 2015
£70,500
Versus other St Nicholas Street homes
Floor Area for Flat 3 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,782
Street avg £4,425
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 28 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
19/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Baldwin Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Willow Park CofE Primary School. 48 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB







