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8 Cooks Folly Road, Bristol, BS9 1PL

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
157 m²
1690 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Cooks Folly Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Cooks Folly Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bristol (BS9 1PL). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £719,000 sits 61.6% above the 2015 sale of £445,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 19.9% below the postcode norm. At 157 m² it sits well below the postcode median (395 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (December 2015). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront
  • GarageYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Cooks Folly Road'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 26 Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Cooks Folly Road, Bristol, BS9 1PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 applications on record at 8 Cooks Folly Road, Bristol, BS9 1PL

3decisions15documents1nearby
  1. Mar 2007
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Fell a Cypress tree in front garden.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    07/00375/VC
    Full record in report
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  3. RenovationDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Cooks Folly Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£719,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£445,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 December 2015Most recent

    £445,000

    +63.0%over 15 years
  2. 7 May 2000

    £273,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BS9 1PL: £925,000 (2021–2010).

On the street

Versus other Cooks Folly Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 8 Cooks Folly Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,834

Street avg £4,107

Below

Floor Area

157 m²

Street avg 383 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 10 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 12.7 t/year

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bristol district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

The Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BS9 1PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BS9 1PL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BS9 1PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Cooks Folly Road, Bristol, BS9 1PL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.