18 Drakes Way, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LB
About 18 Drakes Way
18 Drakes Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Portishead, Bristol, Bristol (BS20 6LB). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 78.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £540,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Drakes Way has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed erection of single storey extensions to the front and side, new external doors to 2no. rear bedrooms and associated steps, and off-white render to walls.
- Agent
- CFM Consultants Ltd.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/P/0725/FUH
What's in 18 Drakes Way, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 21 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2022Most recent
£540,000
+116.0%over 13 years10 February 2009
£250,000
+6.4%over 7 years9 November 2001
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS20 6LB: £462,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in BS20 6LB
16 Drakes Way, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LB
Sold Oct 2025
£530,0002 Drakes Way, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LB
Sold Feb 2024
£565,0008 Drakes Way, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LB
Sold Jun 2019
£462,0005 Drakes Way, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LB
Sold Dec 2015
£310,00011 Drakes Way, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LB
Sold Oct 2015
£365,000
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Versus other Drakes Way homes
Price per m² for 18 Drakes Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,779
Street avg £3,321
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
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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
Raleigh Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
High Down Junior School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB