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5 Ash Road, Bristol, BS7 8RN

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
180 m²
1938 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 11
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Ash Road

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

5 Ash Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bristol (BS7 8RN). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in September 1999. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £612,000 sits 389.6% above the 1999 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 69.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2014.

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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

  • Bedrooms5

Outside

  • Private gardenrear
  • Parkingoff_street

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Ash Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G11
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Ash Road, Bristol, BS7 8RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. Dec 2014
    SubdivisionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Conversion of an existing dwelling to create 4 no. two bedroom flats and the erection of a two storey rear extension.

    Council
    Bishopston, Cotham And Redland
    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    14/05004/F
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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.

5 Ash Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£612,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (1999)

£125,000

Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 September 1999Most recent

    £125,000

    +31.6%over 2 years
  2. 24 December 1996

    £95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BS7 8RN: £495,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Ash Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 5 Ash Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£694

Street avg £2,845

Strongly below

Floor Area

180 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 6.0 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

0.2 km

Ashley Down Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Ashley Down Primary School. 43 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 8RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BS7 8RN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BS7 8RN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 73 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Ash Road, Bristol, BS7 8RN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.