3 Bethel Road, Bristol, BS5 7NN

3 Bethel Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bristol (BS5 7NN). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 4th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–90 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 35 units on file.

Held since September 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 28.4% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 110.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 34 EPCs).