5 Cottage Gardens, Bristol, BS5 8SA
About 5 Cottage Gardens
5 Cottage Gardens is a detached house in Bristol (BS5 8SA). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 24.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £450,000.
Energy performance
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Planning history
5 Cottage Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Cottage Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£559,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 21 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
7 September 2023Most recent
£450,000
+143.3%over 20 years5 December 2002
£184,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS5 8SA: £179,950 (2021–2002).
Versus other Cottage Gardens homes
On years held, 5 Cottage Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,459
Street avg £2,329
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Harcourt Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Air Balloon Hill Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







