17 Brackenwood Gardens, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8FD
About 17 Brackenwood Gardens
17 Brackenwood Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Portishead, Bristol, Bristol (BS20 8FD). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2012. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 106 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 16 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £475,000.
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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
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Brackenwood Gardens has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2011OutbuildingAmendmentIn report
Erection of a car port and shed (Extension of time limits of permission 07/P/3236/F)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/P/0049/F4
- May 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/P/0738/F
What's in 17 Brackenwood Gardens, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8FD's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 17 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
29 August 2024Most recent
£475,000
+58.3%over 11 years13 September 2012
£300,000
-6.3%over 5 years8 August 2007
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS20 8FD: £525,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in BS20 8FD
5a, Brackenwood Gardens, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8FD
Sold Jul 2023
£650,0005 Brackenwood Gardens, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8FD
Sold Nov 2021
£675,0008 Brackenwood Gardens, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8FD
Sold Sept 2021
£525,00014 Brackenwood Gardens, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8FD
Sold Jun 2021
£500,0006 Brackenwood Gardens, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8FD
Sold Nov 2020
£482,000
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Versus other Brackenwood Gardens homes
On years held, 17 Brackenwood Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,481
Street avg £3,419
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
Somerset Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
High Down Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB