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1 Kensington Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7NB

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
45 m²
485 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Kensington Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Kensington Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St. George, Bristol, Bristol (BS5 7NB). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 485 sq ft) and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–119 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 38.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 sits 123.1% above the 2001 sale of £78,000. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2003. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Kensington Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Kensington Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Nov 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Kensington Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7NB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. Nov 2003
    SubdivisionFull
    In report

    Conversion of single dwelling into 2 no. one-bedroomed flats.

    Reference
    03/03654/F
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Kensington Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Kensington Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£174,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 38.1% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2001)

£78,000

Growth on file: 38.1% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 December 2001Most recent

    £78,000

    +38.1%
  2. 3 September 2001

    £56,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BS5 7NB: £350,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Kensington Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Kensington Road lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

53 (E)

Street avg 66 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

45 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Kensington Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaRecent ownership pattern worth a look
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

11/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Glen Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Air Balloon Hill Primary School. 43 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BS5 7NB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BS5 7NB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BS5 7NB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Kensington Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7NB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.