1 Bower Road, Bristol, BS3 2LN
About 1 Bower Road
1 Bower Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bristol (BS3 2LN). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1322 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 is 41.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 28.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
1 Bower Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Bower Road, Bristol, BS3 2LN
- Jan 2009ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Construction of a two-storey side extension also projecting further at ground floor level to the front and side, with removal of existing single-storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/04601/H
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bower Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2008.
£638,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.5% per year over 7 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 15.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
23 April 2015Most recent
£450,000
+50.0%over 5 years12 March 2010
£300,000
+73.9%over 1 year21 August 2008
£172,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS3 2LN: £600,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Bower Road homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Bower Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,664
Street avg £3,850
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Smyth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Luckwell Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB







