42a is a three-bedroom detached house in Stoke Gifford, Bristol, Bristol (BS34 8XT). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 62 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 is 12.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £365,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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42a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
42a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£365,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On floor area, 42a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,650
Street avg £3,380
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Railton Jones Close — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
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5 August 2022Most recent
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS34 8XT: £287,500 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
BS34 8LY
Closest school
0.5 km
Abbeywood Community School. 21 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB