38 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PF
About 38 Downend Road
38 Downend Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Horfield, Bristol, Bristol (BS7 9PF). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 95 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 17 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 122.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £450,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
38 Downend Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04666/H
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 38 Downend Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 38 Downend Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 23 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2022Most recent
£450,000
+429.4%over 23 years6 May 1999
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS7 9PF: £435,000 (2024–2020).
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
£435,00048 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PF
Sold Jan 2022
£457,00036 Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PF
Sold Nov 2020
£435,000
Everything we know about 38 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
On habitable rooms, 38 Downend Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,737
Street avg £3,635
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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