Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

20 ALEXANDER ROAD

FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ

£525,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Alexander Road	0.2 miles
Shop	Frenchay Garage	0.3 miles
Hospital	Blackberry Hill Hospital	1.1 miles
University	School of Architecture and Environment	1.1 miles
Train station	Bristol Parkway	1.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

123 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£525,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£4,268/m²

Local average

£380,050 (99 sales)

Street crime

123 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 28/09/2018

Expiry date: 27/09/2028

Current heating cost: £240/year

Potential heating cost: £241/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,500

Recommendations

Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	30/01/2026	£525,000	Semi-detached	+16.7%	£536,550 to March 2026	View transaction
Sold	19/10/2018	£449,995	Semi-detached	—	£577,032 to March 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	£525,000
listed	24/09/2025	£550,000
sold	01/01/2018	£449,995

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
66 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ	£485,000	21/12/2023	Semi-detached
68 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ	£499,995	21/12/2023	Semi-detached
5 PACKER WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GE	£465,000	08/11/2023	Semi-detached
7 SAGE ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GD	£499,995	30/08/2023	Semi-detached
9 SAGE ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GD	£499,995	30/06/2023	Semi-detached
5 SAGE ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GD	£556,995	23/06/2023	Semi-detached
14 PACKER WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GE	£450,000	24/10/2022	Semi-detached
19 BELSEY ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2FQ	£460,000	22/07/2022	Semi-detached
36 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ	£499,950	06/07/2022	Semi-detached
6 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ	£500,000	27/05/2022	Semi-detached
41 MALMAINS DRIVE, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PJ	£780,000	26/05/2022	Semi-detached
18 WORRELL ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GA	£459,995	20/05/2022	Semi-detached
40 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT	£539,995	29/04/2022	Semi-detached
38 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT	£539,995	08/04/2022	Semi-detached
30 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT	£514,995	01/04/2022	Semi-detached
34 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT	£529,995	31/03/2022	Semi-detached
32 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT	£529,995	30/03/2022	Semi-detached
36 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT	£544,995	30/03/2022	Semi-detached
7 WORRELL ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GA	£375,000	27/08/2021	Semi-detached
49 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ	£485,000	16/08/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £510,845 (20 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 11.6%

10y growth 36.6%

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

1y (index) 2.1%

5y (index) 22.8%

10y (index) 48.3%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,301/mo

Realistic £1,446/mo

Optimistic £1,591/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 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Frenchay, BS16	£1,350/mo	1	0.02 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,350/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.26%

Max investor price (0.8%) £168,750

Target investor price (1%) £135,000

Gross yield 3.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 32.4×

Monthly cashflow £-878/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -6.9%

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)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	42
Anti-social behaviour	21
Public order	13
Burglary	10
Shoplifting	10
Criminal damage and arson	7
Other theft	7
Vehicle crime	5
Possession of weapons	3
Drugs	2
Other crime	2
Robbery	1
Total incidents	123

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service	Other	0.2 miles	— (No rating)
Frenchay Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Frome Vale Academy	Primary	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 15 Feb 2022
Begbrook Primary Academy	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 9 Nov 2023
Pathways Learning Centre	Other	0.9 miles	Good — 13 Nov 2022

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 20 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ

## Property details

- Slug: `42d7f81` (address key hash: `42d7f813b50fd3bb8a13add193774929ff985d67`)
- Postcode: BS16 1UZ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 123 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £525,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,268/m²
- Local average: £380,050 (99 sales)
- Street crime: 123 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £525,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 27/09/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £240/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8605-9586-7039-8327-6183)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £525,000 | Semi-detached | +16.7% | £536,550 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-2808-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2018-10-19 | £449,995 | Semi-detached | — | £577,032 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/8355f008-fc2d-55c5-e053-6b04a8c0d090) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 20 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ | £525,000 | 30/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 20 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ | £449,995 | 19/10/2018 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167358791](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2c599e8)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £525,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-24 | £550,000 |
| sold | 2018-01-01 | £449,995 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 66 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ | £485,000 | 21/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 68 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ | £499,995 | 21/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 PACKER WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GE | £465,000 | 08/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7 SAGE ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GD | £499,995 | 30/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 SAGE ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GD | £499,995 | 30/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 SAGE ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GD | £556,995 | 23/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 PACKER WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GE | £450,000 | 24/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 BELSEY ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2FQ | £460,000 | 22/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 36 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ | £499,950 | 06/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ | £500,000 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 41 MALMAINS DRIVE, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1PJ | £780,000 | 26/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 WORRELL ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GA | £459,995 | 20/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 40 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT | £539,995 | 29/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 38 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT | £539,995 | 08/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT | £514,995 | 01/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT | £529,995 | 31/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT | £529,995 | 30/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 36 JENKINS WAY, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2NT | £544,995 | 30/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 WORRELL ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 2GA | £375,000 | 27/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 49 ALEXANDER ROAD, FRENCHAY, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BS16 1UZ | £485,000 | 16/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £510,845 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 11.6%
- **10y growth:** 36.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South Gloucestershire; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 22.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 48.3%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,301/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,446/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,591/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 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Frenchay, BS16 | £1,350/mo | 1 | 0.02 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,350/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (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:** 3.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 32.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-878/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.9%

*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 | 42 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **123** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service | Other | 0.2 miles | — (No rating) |
| Frenchay Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Frome Vale Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 15 Feb 2022 |
| Begbrook Primary Academy | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 9 Nov 2023 |
| Pathways Learning Centre | Other | 0.9 miles | Good — 13 Nov 2022 |