8 Kensington Road, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 4LX

8 Kensington Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Staple Hill, Bristol, Bristol (BS16 4LX). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 is 21.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 72.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £252,950 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.