Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Bower Road, Bristol, BS3 2LN
1 planning record
Estimated value
£487,000
- Against BS3 2LN's recent median (£600,000)-19%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£487,000
- Against BS3 2LN's recent median (£600,000)-19%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Bower Road is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BS3 2LN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
94 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2013
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in BS3 2LN
5 sales, median £600,000 (2025–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Bower Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS3 2LN: £600,000 (2025–2021).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Bower Road, Bristol, BS3 2LN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Bower Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Bower Road is a semi-detached house in Bristol (BS3 2LN). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 94 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 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 09 Sept 2023
Current Certificate
Sept 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 September 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Bower Road, Bristol, BS3 2LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Bower Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 8 Bower Road, Bristol, BS3 2LN
1decisions1extensions6documents4nearby
- Feb 2014ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension that would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.6 metres, have a maximum height of 3.7 metres and have eaves that are 2.4 metres high.
- Council
- Greater Bedminster Community Partnership
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00175/HX
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Versus other Bower Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 8 Bower Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bristol district page.
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.
Nearest schools
- Luckwell Primary SchoolPrimary408m
- Ashton Vale Primary SchoolPrimary638m
- Ashton Gate Primary SchoolPrimary748m
- Ashton Park SchoolSecondary897m
Nearest stops
- Smyth RoadBus stop150m
- Ashton DriveBus stop231m
- Hendre RoadBus stop247m
- Breach RoadBus stop307m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,708 reports34%
- Anti-social Behaviour783 reports16%
- Public Order458 reports9%
- Other Theft414 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BS3 2LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsLow flood risk
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Bower Road is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BS3 2LN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for 8 Bower Road, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Bower Road was lodged in September 2013 at band E and expired in September 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 8 Bower Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 30 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BS3 2LN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Bower Road is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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