16 Bower Road, Bristol, BS3 2LN
About 16 Bower Road
16 Bower Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bristol (BS3 2LN). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
A recent sale: £685,000 in March 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2021–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£539/sq ft) was about 137.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSide and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
16 Bower Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 16 Bower Road, Bristol, BS3 2LN
- Aug 2021ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension that would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.5 metres, have a maximum height of 3.85 metres and have eaves that are 2.6 metres high.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04012/HX
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Bower Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£674,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 4 years.
£685,000
Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 2025Most recent
£685,000
+71.3%over 3 years26 August 2021
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS3 2LN: £432,000 (2022–2017).
Versus other Bower Road homes
16 Bower Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,805
Street avg £3,582
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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