2 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PF
About 2 Downend Road
2 Downend Road is a semi-detached house in Horfield, Bristol, Bristol (BS7 9PF). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 is 25.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£633/sq ft) was about 219.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 2 Downend Road in 2022.
3 applications on record at 2 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PF
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Council
- Bishopston, Cotham And Redland
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/05959/H
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionDec 2022Decision
- Loft ConversionJul 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2 Downend Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£436,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 16 years.
£347,500
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
18 September 2014Most recent
£347,500
+281.9%over 16 years16 August 1998
£91,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS7 9PF: £450,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in BS7 9PF
12 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PF
Sold Nov 2024
£454,0004 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PF
Sold Sept 2024
£435,00044 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PF
Sold Jul 2023
£435,00038 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PF
Sold Oct 2022
£450,00048 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PF
Sold Jan 2022
£457,000
Versus other Downend Road homes
Price per m² for 2 Downend Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,814
Street avg £3,506
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.3 km
Churchways Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Ashley Down Primary School. 45 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB






