20 Flax Bourton Road, Failand, Bristol, BS8 3UW

20 Flax Bourton Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Failand, Bristol, Bristol (BS8 3UW). It has a recorded floor area of 277 m² (around 2982 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,115,000 sits 97.3% above the 2007 sale of £565,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm. At 277 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.