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About Myrtle Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Myrtle Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Blagdon, Bristol, Bristol (BS40 7RB). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £542,000 sits 104.5% above the 2002 sale of £265,000. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Myrtle Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Myrtle Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£542,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2002)
£265,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Post Office Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Myrtle Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bristol district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BS40 7RB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 19 points of interest in total.
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