4 Bower Road, Bristol, BS3 2LN
About 4 Bower Road
4 Bower Road is a semi-detached house in Bristol (BS3 2LN). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1059 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 103.7% above the 2011 sale of £243,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 23.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
4 Bower Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 March 2021
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
3 applications on record at 4 Bower Road, Bristol, BS3 2LN
- Jan 2019ExtensionOutlineOutcome 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 3.5 metres, have a maximum height of 3.56 metres and have eaves that are 2.25 metres high.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/06566/HX
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingOct 2021Decision
- Loft ConversionMar 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 Bower Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£243,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 August 2011Most recent
£243,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS3 2LN: £600,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Bower Road homes
4 Bower Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,470
Street avg £4,100
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
310/mo
Steady 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB







