Firscroft, The Chalks, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8SN
About Firscroft
Firscroft is a semi-detached house in Chew Magna, Bristol, Bristol (BS40 8SN). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Firscroft sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Firscroft has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Firscroft has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS40 8SN: £392,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in BS40 8SN
West View, The Chalks, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8SN
Sold Apr 2025
£460,000Dolphin Cottage, The Chalks, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8SN
Sold Nov 2022
£715,000Anchorage, The Chalks, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8SN
Sold Mar 2019
£392,000The Thatch, The Chalks, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8SN
Sold Sept 2010
£275,000St Georges Cottage, The Chalks, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8SN
Sold Oct 2007
£177,000
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Versus other The Chalks homes
Firscroft is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 109 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Chew Magna Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB