497 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8UG
About 497 Gloucester Road
497 Gloucester Road is a detached house in Horfield, Bristol, Bristol (BS7 8UG). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 576 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 54 m² this is the 4th smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–184 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 44 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2007. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
497 Gloucester Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Mar 2007SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of single dwelling into 2no.flats.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00131/F
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 497 Gloucester Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
497 Gloucester Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 BS7 8UG: £382,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BS7 8UG
1 Wellington Mews, Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8UG
Sold Nov 2025
£382,500543 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8UG
Sold Feb 2025
£550,0003 Wellington Mews, Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8UG
Sold Feb 2024
£375,000Flat 2, 547 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8UG
Sold Jul 2023
£210,000529 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8UG
Sold May 2022
£490,000
Everything we know about 497 Gloucester Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Gloucester Road homes
EPC Rating for 497 Gloucester Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Muller Road Top — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ashley Down Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB