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St Matthews House, Cowper Street, Bristol, BS5 9JZ

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About St Matthews House

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

St Matthews House is an end-of-terrace house in Bristol (BS5 9JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 February 2034

7 years remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against St Matthews House, Cowper Street, Bristol, BS5 9JZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

St Matthews House has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

23 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

St Matthews House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£429,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in BS5 9JZ: £396,000 (2026–2023).

On the street

Versus other Cowper Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

St Matthews House outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

63 (D)

Street avg 64 (D)

Below

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about St Matthews House

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

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£404k

1 Albion Street

BS5 9DT

4 bed1 bath
£458k

1 Cooksley Road

BS5 9DW

3 bed1 bath
£470k

1 Beaconsfield Street

BS5 9UA

£382k

1 Bourneville Road

BS5 9AL

3 bed1 bath
£378k

1 Byron Street, Redfield

BS5 9NN

4 bed1 bath
£372k

1 Claremont Terrace

BS5 9NX

2 bed1 bath
£363k

1 Cambridge Street, Redfield

BS5 9QH

2 bed
£352k

1 Baden Road, St George

BS5 9QE

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Bristol report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

627/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Heber Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy. 44 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 9JZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BS5 9JZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BS5 9JZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

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 St Matthews House, Cowper Street, Bristol, BS5 9JZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.