17 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PD
About 17 Downend Road
17 Downend Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Horfield, Bristol, Bristol (BS7 9PD). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 sits 180.5% above the 2006 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 31.2% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Energy performance
17 Downend Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Downend Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
66applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Downend Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 May 2006Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS7 9PD: £460,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in BS7 9PD
Flat 2, 23 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PD
Sold Apr 2024
£96,75213 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PD
Sold Jan 2022
£535,0005 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PD
Sold Apr 2021
£445,00015 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PD
Sold Jul 2018
£465,00011 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PD
Sold May 2017
£460,000
Everything we know about 17 Downend 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 Downend Road homes
17 Downend Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,455
Street avg £3,692
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 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
0.2 km
Churchways Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Ashley Down Primary School. 44 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
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB