16 Church Road, Lawrence Hill, Bristol, BS5 9JA
About 16 Church Road
16 Church Road is a mid-terrace house in Lawrence Hill, Bristol, Bristol (BS5 9JA). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–40 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (63 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sold October 2022 for £243,000. Across the public record there are 4 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2004AmendmentIn report
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for the continued existing use of premises as snack bar/takeaway.
- Reference
- 04/00555/CE
- Feb 2004SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of first and second floor residential accommodation to form 2 no. self-contained flats together with associated external alterations.
- Reference
- 03/04755/F
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Sales history & valuation
16 Church Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 20 years.
£243,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2022Most recent
£243,000
+6.6%over 7 years23 June 2015
£228,000
-8.8%over 8 years24 August 2006
£250,000
+197.6%over 3 years7 February 2003
£84,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in BS5 9JA: £241,000 (2007–2006).
Versus other Church Road homes
On epc rating, 16 Church Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 39 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lawrence Hill Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
The City Academy Bristol. 45 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB







