7 Midland Road, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 4NP

7 Midland Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Staple Hill, Bristol, Bristol (BS16 4NP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 sits 68.8% above the 2007 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 24.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).