Detached 2 sales on record

40 MALMAINS DRIVE

FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PJ

£845,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Hospital	Frenchay Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Frenchay Village Hall	0.1 miles
Shop	Golf Links Nursery	0.4 miles
University	School of Architecture and Environment	1.2 miles
Train station	Bristol Parkway	1.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

174 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£845,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£4,856/m²

Local average

£522,282 (74 sales)

Street crime

100 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 22/07/2024

Expiry date: 21/07/2034

Current heating cost: £2,522/year

Potential heating cost: £1,821/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,900

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Time and temperature zone control (£350 - £450)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/03/2026	£845,000	Detached	+138%	£853,400 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	20/01/2012	£355,000	Detached	—	£680,528 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£845,000
listed	05/10/2024	£850,000
sold	01/01/2012	£355,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
19 HOMESTEAD GARDENS, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PH	£650,000	16/01/2026	Detached
70 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ	£574,995	20/12/2023	Detached
27 PACKER WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GE	£320,000	19/12/2023	Detached
3 SINATRA WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1YA	£770,000	16/11/2023	Detached
14 SINATRA WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1YA	£515,000	01/09/2023	Detached
94 OLD GLOUCESTER ROAD, HAMBROOK, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1QH	£438,000	25/11/2022	Detached
MILTON LODGE OLD GLOUCESTER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1QW	£1,800,000	14/11/2022	Detached
18 HOMESTEAD GARDENS, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PH	£750,000	31/10/2022	Detached
18 FENBROOK CLOSE, HAMBROOK, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1QJ	£619,125	01/08/2022	Detached
4 BELSEY ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2FQ	£525,000	21/07/2022	Detached
13 RIVERWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1NX	£675,000	20/07/2022	Detached
9 FENBROOK CLOSE, HAMBROOK, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1QJ	£735,000	01/06/2022	Detached
29 PACKER WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GE	£515,000	25/03/2022	Detached
38 MALMAINS DRIVE, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PQ	£984,000	25/02/2022	Detached
SOUTH LODGE BECKSPOOL ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1NT	£380,000	18/02/2022	Detached
5 BELSEY ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2FQ	£480,000	10/12/2021	Detached
14 RIVERWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1NX	£650,000	11/11/2021	Detached
13 FENBROOK CLOSE, HAMBROOK, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1QJ	£580,000	30/09/2021	Detached

Area average: £664,507 (18 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 11%

10y growth 45.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): South Gloucestershire. Series: Detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 1.3%

5y (index) 20.4%

10y (index) 41.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for South Gloucestershire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,310/mo

Realistic £1,456/mo

Optimistic £1,602/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → South Gloucestershire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Gloucester: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 5-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
4 Bed Detached House, Henry Corbett Road, BS16	£2,800/mo	4	0.87 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Scholars Chase, BS16	£1,300/mo	1	0.95 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Dryleaze Road, BS16	£900/mo	1	1.07 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Trellick Walk, BS16	£2,100/mo	3	1.16 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Maisonette, Shrub Leaze, BS34	£1,350/mo	1	1.19 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,690/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.16%

Max investor price (0.8%) £168,750

Target investor price (1%) £135,000

Gross yield 1.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 52.2×

Monthly cashflow £-2,138/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -10.5%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~502 m² (0.12 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	32
Anti-social behaviour	31
Criminal damage and arson	7
Burglary	6
Public order	6
Vehicle crime	6
Other theft	4
Other crime	3
Drugs	2
Possession of weapons	1
Robbery	1
Shoplifting	1
Total incidents	100

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Frenchay Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service	Other	0.5 miles	— (No rating)
Frome Vale Academy	Primary	0.7 miles	Outstanding — 15 Feb 2022
Bromley Heath Infant School	Primary	0.8 miles	Outstanding — 2 Mar 2023
Bromley Heath Junior School	Primary	0.9 miles	Outstanding — 21 Apr 2015

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 40 MALMAINS DRIVE, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PJ

## Property details

- Slug: `62710f0` (address key hash: `62710f079d8a153eb98a0c424d613781b2c4e9c0`)
- Postcode: BS16 1PJ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 3
- Floor area: 174 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £845,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £4,856/m²
- Local average: £522,282 (74 sales)
- Street crime: 100 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £845,000
- Date: 2026-03-23
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 21/07/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £2,522/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,900

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- G (£350 - £450)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2221-3040-2203-5534-2200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-23 | £845,000 | Detached | +138% | £853,400 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-00bb-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2012-01-20 | £355,000 | Detached | — | £680,528 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4a1ff75f-81c2-4c65-84d4-c7d08fe023f2) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 40 MALMAINS DRIVE, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PJ | £845,000 | 23/03/2026 | Detached |
| 40 MALMAINS DRIVE, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PJ | £355,000 | 20/01/2012 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [153407453](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d86608f)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £845,000 |
| listed | 2024-10-05 | £850,000 |
| sold | 2012-01-01 | £355,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 19 HOMESTEAD GARDENS, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PH | £650,000 | 16/01/2026 | Detached |
| 70 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ | £574,995 | 20/12/2023 | Detached |
| 27 PACKER WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GE | £320,000 | 19/12/2023 | Detached |
| 3 SINATRA WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1YA | £770,000 | 16/11/2023 | Detached |
| 14 SINATRA WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1YA | £515,000 | 01/09/2023 | Detached |
| 94 OLD GLOUCESTER ROAD, HAMBROOK, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1QH | £438,000 | 25/11/2022 | Detached |
| MILTON LODGE OLD GLOUCESTER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1QW | £1,800,000 | 14/11/2022 | Detached |
| 18 HOMESTEAD GARDENS, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PH | £750,000 | 31/10/2022 | Detached |
| 18 FENBROOK CLOSE, HAMBROOK, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1QJ | £619,125 | 01/08/2022 | Detached |
| 4 BELSEY ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2FQ | £525,000 | 21/07/2022 | Detached |
| 13 RIVERWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1NX | £675,000 | 20/07/2022 | Detached |
| 9 FENBROOK CLOSE, HAMBROOK, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1QJ | £735,000 | 01/06/2022 | Detached |
| 29 PACKER WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GE | £515,000 | 25/03/2022 | Detached |
| 38 MALMAINS DRIVE, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PQ | £984,000 | 25/02/2022 | Detached |
| SOUTH LODGE BECKSPOOL ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1NT | £380,000 | 18/02/2022 | Detached |
| 5 BELSEY ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2FQ | £480,000 | 10/12/2021 | Detached |
| 14 RIVERWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1NX | £650,000 | 11/11/2021 | Detached |
| 13 FENBROOK CLOSE, HAMBROOK, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1QJ | £580,000 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £664,507 (18 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 11%
- **10y growth:** 45.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South Gloucestershire; Detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 20.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 41.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (South Gloucestershire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,310/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,456/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,602/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Gloucester (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 5-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Detached House, Henry Corbett Road, BS16 | £2,800/mo | 4 | 0.87 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Scholars Chase, BS16 | £1,300/mo | 1 | 0.95 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Dryleaze Road, BS16 | £900/mo | 1 | 1.07 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Trellick Walk, BS16 | £2,100/mo | 3 | 1.16 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Maisonette, Shrub Leaze, BS34 | £1,350/mo | 1 | 1.19 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,690/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.16% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £168,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £135,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,350/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 52.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-2,138/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -10.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 32 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **100** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Frenchay Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Frome Vale Academy | Primary | 0.7 miles | Outstanding — 15 Feb 2022 |
| Bromley Heath Infant School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Outstanding — 2 Mar 2023 |
| Bromley Heath Junior School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Outstanding — 21 Apr 2015 |