1 Kensington Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7NB
About 1 Kensington Road
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Nov 2019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
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Nov 2003SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of single dwelling into 2 no. one-bedroomed flats.
- Reference
- 03/03654/F
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Sales history & valuation
1 Kensington Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 38.1% per year over 1 year.
£78,000
Growth on file: 38.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
7 December 2001Most recent
£78,000
+38.1%3 September 2001
£56,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS5 7NB: £350,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BS5 7NB
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Sold Aug 2025
£395,00011 Kensington Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7NB
Sold Mar 2025
£346,00029 Kensington Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7NB
Sold Feb 2023
£366,000Kensington House, Flat 1, Kensington Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7NB
Sold Mar 2021
£182,000
Versus other Kensington Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Kensington Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







