1 Kennington Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 9EU
About 1 Kennington Avenue
1 Kennington Avenue is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bishopston, Bristol, Bristol (BS7 9EU). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2018–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 114% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £718,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Kennington Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2018DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed demolition of existing extension and erection of single storey rear and infill extension.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/04817/H
- Feb 2015RenovationFullIn report
Convert cold flat roof to inverted warm roof. Installation of a 110mm polystyrene insulation layer to the existing roof surfaces with a 28mm paving slab protective layer above.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/05792/H
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Kennington Avenue
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
1 Kennington Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£718,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 5 years.
£718,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2023Most recent
£718,000
+67.0%over 5 years5 July 2018
£430,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS7 9EU: £646,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BS7 9EU
27 Kennington Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 9EU
Sold Mar 2025
£675,00045 Kennington Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 9EU
Sold Aug 2023
£500,00049 Kennington Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 9EU
Sold Aug 2023
£750,000Ground Floor Flat, 55 Kennington Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 9EU
Sold Feb 2023
£436,66633 Kennington Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 9EU
Sold Jan 2023
£646,000
Everything we know about 1 Kennington Avenue, 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 Kennington Avenue homes
Price per m² for 1 Kennington Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,654
Street avg £3,593
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kennington Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Brunel Field Primary School. 46 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB