Newhaven, Kingsley Road, Cotham, Bristol, BS6 6AF

Newhaven is a detached house in Cotham, Bristol, Bristol (BS6 6AF). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Today's modelled estimate of £623,000 is 44.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 120.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014.