Garden Flat, 491 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8UG
About Garden Flat
Garden Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Horfield, Bristol, Bristol (BS7 8UG). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 11.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 159.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £285,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Garden Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
37applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Garden Flat
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Garden Flat saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 6 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£285,000
+7.5%over 2 years5 July 2018
£265,000
+21.3%over 2 years10 September 2015
£218,500
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 Garden Flat, 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
Garden Flat outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,089
Street avg £3,186
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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