1 Chessel Street, Bristol, BS3 3DS
About 1 Chessel Street
1 Chessel Street is an end-of-terrace house in Bristol (BS3 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £385,000 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
1 Chessel Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Chessel Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 20 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
6 April 2022Most recent
£385,000
+69.6%over 7 years13 February 2015
£227,000
+56.6%over 12 years12 August 2002
£145,000
+48.0%22 March 2002
£98,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS3 3DS: £249,250 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BS3 3DS
7 Chessel Heights, Chessel Street, Bristol, BS3 3DS
Sold Nov 2025
£205,0008 Chessel Street, Bristol, BS3 3DS
Sold Sept 2025
£395,0002a, Garden Flat, Chessel Street, Bristol, BS3 3DS
Sold Feb 2022
£276,0007 Chessel Street, Bristol, BS3 3DS
Sold Jun 2021
£193,00010 Chessel Heights, Chessel Street, Bristol, BS3 3DS
Sold Mar 2021
£249,250
Versus other Chessel Street homes
On co₂ emissions, 1 Chessel Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,775
Street avg £2,844
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
Chessel Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Compass Point Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB







