# 4 CASTLE GARDENS, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2AN

## Property details

- Slug: `d3de7b6` (address key hash: `d3de7b6871f0f393511b39a78d67dc385d9f436f`)
- Postcode: BA2 2AN
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 147 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £670,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,558/m²
- Local average: £832,034 (46 sales)
- Street crime: 424 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £670,000
- Date: 2026-02-24
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £931/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £13,565

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- E (£65)
- 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/0318-2044-6235-4281-2934)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-24 | £670,000 | Detached | +19.6% | £672,704 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-cecc-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2020-06-26 | £560,000 | Detached | — | £677,035 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ac07bbcf-d11b-0445-e053-6c04a8c01e31) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 CASTLE GARDENS, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2AN | £670,000 | 24/02/2026 | Detached |
| 4 CASTLE GARDENS, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2AN | £560,000 | 26/06/2020 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166973813](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4b1c2c6)
- Matched listing: [67942953](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/79f7a99)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £670,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £670,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-13 | £675,000 |
| listed | 2020-01-29 | £580,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £560,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £560,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| ORCHARD CORNER HATFIELD ROAD, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2BD | £645,000 | 16/12/2025 | Detached |
| BRIARS COTTAGE ENTRY HILL DRIVE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 5NJ | £606,000 | 23/10/2025 | Detached |
| 174 BLOOMFIELD ROAD, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2AT | £750,000 | 01/12/2023 | Detached |
| ALMAPRI HENSLEY ROAD, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2DR | £625,000 | 01/12/2022 | Detached |
| 37 BLOOMFIELD PARK, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2BX | £1,800,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 12 BLOOMFIELD PARK, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2BY | £1,333,338 | 21/10/2022 | Detached |
| 138 WELLSWAY, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 4SE | £460,000 | 05/10/2022 | Detached |
| BEECHLANDS ENTRY HILL DRIVE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 5NJ | £1,700,000 | 28/09/2022 | Detached |
| 6 GREENWAY LANE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 4LJ | £710,000 | 26/08/2022 | Detached |
| 6 GREENWAY LANE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 4LJ | £710,000 | 26/08/2022 | Detached |
| 152A WELLSWAY, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 4SE | £900,000 | 28/06/2022 | Detached |
| ARGYLL LODGE, 122 BLOOMFIELD ROAD, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2AS | £2,200,000 | 22/04/2022 | Detached |
| 24 CASTLE GARDENS, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2AN | £720,000 | 08/04/2022 | Detached |
| BRISHELLA ENTRY HILL, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 5LY | £410,000 | 22/03/2022 | Detached |
| WESTWOOD HATFIELD ROAD, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2BD | £550,000 | 11/03/2022 | Detached |
| 13 HENSLEY ROAD, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2DR | £650,000 | 10/09/2021 | Detached |
| 31 CASTLE GARDENS, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2AN | £595,000 | 11/08/2021 | Detached |
| 26 ENTRY HILL, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 5NQ | £734,000 | 30/07/2021 | Detached |
| 148 WELLSWAY, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 4SE | £460,000 | 29/06/2021 | Detached |
| 2 CHANTRY MEAD ROAD, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA2 2DA | £770,000 | 29/06/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £866,417 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 19.3%
- **10y growth:** 35.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Bath and North East Somerset; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -1%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 33.2%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Bath and North East Somerset). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,689/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,877/mo
- **Optimistic:** £2,065/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bath (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, Thornbank Place, BA2 | £1,195/mo | 1 | 0.72 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,195/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.18% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £149,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £119,500

*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 £1,195/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 46.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,588/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -9.8%

*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 | 104 |
| Shoplifting | 97 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 76 |
| Public order | 48 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Other theft | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **424** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Moorlands Junior School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 4 May 2023 |
| Moorlands Infant School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 9 Jul 2023 |
| Beechen Cliff School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 8 Nov 2023 |
| The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College | Other | 0.6 miles | — (No rating) |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 18 Oct 2023 |