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23 Kings Drive, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JW

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
136 m²
1464 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Kings Drive

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

23 Kings Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishopston, Bristol, Bristol (BS7 8JW). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 136 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £876,000 is 27.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Kings Drive, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Retrospective planning permission following the erection of a side roof dormer extension that has not been constructed in accordance with planning permission ref 16/04356/H.

    Council
    Bishopston, Cotham And Redland
    Retrospective
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    17/04853/H
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2017
    Amendment
    In report

    Application for a Certificate of Existing Development - Side 'dormer' roof extension.

    Council
    Bishopston, Cotham And Redland
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    17/04248/CE
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Kings Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£876,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£685,000

Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 March 2016Most recent

    £685,000

    +372.4%over 17 years
  2. 4 June 1998

    £145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BS7 8JW: £606,000 (2025–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Kings Drive homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 23 Kings Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,037

Street avg £5,163

On par

Floor Area

136 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Strongly above
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.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

King's Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School. 41 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 BS7 8JW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BS7 8JW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BS7 8JW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 71 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Kings Drive, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.