Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Buchanans Wharf South is a semi-detached house in Bristol (BS1 6HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 27 units on file.
It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 150.6% above the 2000 sale of £79,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 20.5% below the postcode norm. At 34 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 26 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 March 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
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.
From £820 · Includes VAT
20 Buchanans Wharf South has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
20 Buchanans Wharf South's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£198,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 34.7% per year over 2 years.
£79,000
Growth on file: 34.7% per year over 2 years.
2 July 2000Most recent
£79,000
+97.5%over 2 years20 March 1998
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS1 6HJ: £235,000 (2025–2018).
8 Buchanans Wharf South, Ferry Street, Bristol, BS1 6HJ
Sold Mar 2025
15 Buchanans Wharf South, Ferry Street, Bristol, BS1 6HJ
Sold Feb 2021
9 Buchanans Wharf South, Ferry Street, Bristol, BS1 6HJ
Sold Mar 2020
24 Buchanans Wharf South, Ferry Street, Bristol, BS1 6HJ
Sold Aug 2018
18 Buchanans Wharf South, Ferry Street, Bristol, BS1 6HJ
Sold May 2018
On floor area, 20 Buchanans Wharf South runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,324
Street avg £3,828
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Redcliffe Back Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School. 46 schools nearby.
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