1 Bowden Road, Bristol, BS5 7AU
About 1 Bowden Road
1 Bowden Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bristol (BS5 7AU). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 827 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £280,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 is 23.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Bowden Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Bowden Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Bowden Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 24 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
11 July 2021Most recent
£280,000
+32.7%over 5 years15 October 2015
£211,000
+91.8%over 12 years10 July 2003
£110,000
+120.0%over 3 years26 November 1999
£50,000
+19.0%over 2 years20 August 1997
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS5 7AU: £335,000 (2024–2023).
Versus other Bowden Road homes
1 Bowden Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,645
Street avg £3,325
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Embassy Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Summerhill Academy. 42 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
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB







