3 Drakes Way, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LB
About 3 Drakes Way
3 Drakes Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Portishead, Bristol, Bristol (BS20 6LB). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 847 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 76.6% above the 2012 sale of £248,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 17.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in February 2012.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
3 Drakes Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Drakes Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
3 Drakes Way's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 12 years.
£248,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
23 February 2012Most recent
£248,000
+52.1%over 10 years16 August 2001
£163,000
+27.8%over 1 year7 June 2000
£127,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS20 6LB: £530,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in BS20 6LB
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Sold Feb 2024
£565,00018 Drakes Way, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LB
Sold Nov 2022
£540,0008 Drakes Way, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LB
Sold Jun 2019
£462,0005 Drakes Way, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LB
Sold Dec 2015
£310,000
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Versus other Drakes Way homes
3 Drakes Way outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,151
Street avg £3,524
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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