698 Southmead Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Filton, Bristol, Bristol (BS34 7QT). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
Held since October 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 sits 116% above the 2004 sale of £225,000. At 140 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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698 Southmead Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
698 Southmead Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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698 Southmead Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
698 Southmead Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,607
Street avg £2,783
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
30-day money-back guarantee
22 October 2004Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS34 7QT: £385,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
BS34 7RH
Golf Course Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Charborough Road Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB