First Floor Flat, 288 St Johns Lane, Bristol, BS3 5AY

First Floor Flat is a mid-terrace house in Bristol (BS3 5AY). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 74% above the 2007 sale of £128,150. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 26.1% below the postcode norm.