1 Forest Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8EG
About 1 Forest Road
1 Forest Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kingswood, Bristol, Bristol (BS15 8EG). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 5 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 94.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £280,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Forest Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
- Nov 2010Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing dwellings. Erection of 6 no terraced houses with new access and associated works.
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- PK10/1858/F
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 6 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
20 July 2021Most recent
£280,000
+29.6%over 6 years28 January 2015
£216,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS15 8EG: £295,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in BS15 8EG
4 Forest Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8EG
Sold Jun 2025
£220,0001a, Forest Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8EG
Sold Nov 2022
£305,50014a, Forest Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8EG
Sold Oct 2022
£335,00014b, Forest Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8EG
Sold Feb 2022
£295,0001b, Forest Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8EG
Sold Oct 2018
£250,000
Versus other Forest Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Forest Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,500
Street avg £2,517
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 9 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
John Cabot Academy — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
John Cabot Academy. 42 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







