398a, St Johns Lane, Bristol, BS3 5BA

398a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bristol (BS3 5BA). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 55 m² this is the 15th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–279 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 41 units on file.

Sold June 2021 for £240,000. Across the public record there are 6 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 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 102% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 40 EPCs).