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FLAT 4

8 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET BA1 2RU

1 baths 398 sq ft Listed 11 Jul 2025 (-333d)

£240,000

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Property details

Tenure

LEASEHOLD

Floor area

37 m²

Council tax band

B

EPC rating

E

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£218,000 Jan 2023

Price per m²

£6,486/m²

Local average

£369,007 (-35%)

Deprivation

Decile 6 (18,167 of 33,755)

Street crime

548 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Georgian Studio Apartment
  • First Floor
  • High ceilings
  • Spacious sitting room area
  • Elevated sleeping area
  • Contemporary Bathroom
  • Large and well appointed kitchen
  • Residents Parking Permits

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

Welcome to No. 4 – an exceptional, larger-than-average studio apartment offering a delightful blend of period charm and contemporary comfort. Situated within a handsome Grade II listed townhouse, this beautifully presented first-floor property benefits from soaring ceiling heights and an intelligent layout that maximises both space and light.
Upon entering, you’re greeted by a generous open-plan living area that effortlessly combines classic character with modern styling. The elevated mezzanine-style sleeping area cleverly utilises the apartment’s impressive ceiling height, providing a distinct sleeping zone while preserving an impressive sitting room below – ideal for entertaining, working from home, or simply relaxing in comfort.
Original fireplaces add warmth and charm to both the sitting room and the large, well-appointed kitchen, creating a timeless backdrop that’s perfect for contemporary urban living. The kitchen itself offers ample space for cooking and, with some thought and alteration, could provide a totally eat-in kitchen – a rare and desirable feature in studio apartments of this kind.
A newly fitted, sleek and stylish bathroom completes the interior, offering clean lines and modern fixtures.
Perfectly positioned on the north side of the city, this desirable location boasts immediate access to an abundance of local amenities. Independent shops, characterful pubs, vibrant eateries, and scenic parks are all just moments from your doorstep. In addition, the property is ideally located for the M4, offering excellent connectivity for commuters and travellers alike. The mainline station is also just a 15-minute walk away, providing convenient access to London, South West and beyond.
Whether you're a first-time buyer, city professional, or investor seeking a premium rental opportunity, No. 4 offers something truly unique – a spacious, character-filled studio in a sought-after part of town. A five minute walk to both the Royal Crescent and the Botanical Gardens.
Don’t miss your chance to view this rare gem. Early viewing is recommended.

Tenure: Leasehold
Years remaining: 950
Council: Bath and North East Somerset (BANES)
Council Tax Band: B

Listed by

London & Country

Alpinum Limited T/A Moveli

Reference: 164412179

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 21/10/2020

Current heating cost: £690/year

Potential heating cost: £179/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,500

Recommendations

  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
  • Draughtproof single-glazed windows (£80 - £120)
  • High heat retention storage heaters and dual immersion cylinder (£400 - £600)
  • Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£3,300 - £6,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

EPC 1

EPC 1

Price history

50% since 2010

Event Date Price % change
Sold 10/01/2023 (3 years ago) £218,000 +50.3%
Sold 21/05/2010 (16 years ago) £145,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
Same street 7 THIRD FLOOR FLAT PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £415,000 12/02/2026 Flat
Same street 6 1 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £445,000 08/01/2026 Flat
18A PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RZ £365,000 19/12/2025 Flat
1 GROUND FLOOR FLAT CAMDEN CRESCENT, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 5HY £595,000 01/08/2025 Flat
Same street 1 FLAT 5 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £275,000 23/07/2025 Flat
12 TOP FLOOR FLAT RIVERS STREET, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2PZ £355,000 09/05/2025 Flat
PHOENIX HOUSE FLAT 13 HARLEY STREET, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2SL £202,000 31/03/2025 Flat
Same street 4 FLAT 4 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £405,000 28/03/2025 Flat
Same street 2 FLAT 7 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £275,000 08/03/2024 Flat
3 SECOND FLOOR FLAT SPENCERS BELLE VUE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 5ER £276,000 13/10/2023 Flat
13 FLAT 3 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RY £275,000 05/10/2023 Flat
13 GROUND FLOOR FLAT CAMDEN CRESCENT, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 5HY £389,000 29/08/2023 Flat
17 FLAT 2 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RZ £320,000 14/08/2023 Flat
3 THIRD FLOOR FLAT SPENCERS BELLE VUE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 5ER £247,000 11/08/2023 Flat
GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 6 LANSDOWN ROAD, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 5EE £600,000 15/05/2023 Flat
17 FLAT 3 MORFORD STREET, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RJ £230,000 13/04/2023 Flat
38 FLAT 4 RIVERS STREET, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2QA £105,000 23/03/2023 Flat
15 SECOND FLOOR FLAT RIVERS STREET, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2PZ £300,000 22/12/2022 Flat
HAYGARTH COURT FLAT 4 LANSDOWN GROVE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 5EL £414,500 06/12/2022 Flat
HAYGARTH COURT FLAT 1 LANSDOWN GROVE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 5EL £780,000 29/11/2022 Flat
42 BASEMENT FLAT RIVERS STREET, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2QA £440,000 24/11/2022 Flat
2 FLAT 2 CAMDEN CRESCENT, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 5HY £350,000 17/11/2022 Flat
7 FLAT 2 SPENCERS BELLE VUE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 5ER £300,000 17/11/2022 Flat
15 BASEMENT FLAT CAMDEN CRESCENT, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 5HY £395,000 14/11/2022 Flat
Same street 1 FLAT 3 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £515,000 28/10/2022 Flat
10 FLAT 5 CAMDEN CRESCENT, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 5HY £335,000 11/10/2022 Flat
Same street 1 FLAT 1 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £516,000 06/09/2022 Flat
Same street THE SHRUBBERY 2 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £785,000 29/07/2022 Terraced
Same street 7 FIRST FLOOR FLAT PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £420,000 28/04/2022 Flat
Same street 6 5 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £430,000 31/01/2022 Flat
Same street 7 GROUND FLOOR FLAT PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £685,000 20/01/2022 Flat
Same street 10 FLAT 3 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £315,000 26/11/2021 Flat
Same street 8 FLAT 2 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £205,000 10/09/2021 Flat
Same street 5 FLAT 6 PORTLAND PLACE, BATH, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BA1 2RU £422,500 20/08/2021 Flat

Street average: £436,321 (14 sales)

Area average: £363,675 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -11%
10y growth 14.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Bath and North East Somerset. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -4.7%
5y (index) 4.6%
10y (index) 18.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Bath and North East Somerset. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

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

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Bath and North East Somerset.

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

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Ballance Street 0.0 miles
Shop Hue 0.1 miles
Shop Avenida Home 0.1 miles
Train station Bath Spa 0.9 miles
Train station Oldfield Park 1.0 miles
University University of Bath 1.9 miles
University University of Bath Campus 1.9 miles
Hospital Melksham Community Hospital 10.1 miles
Hospital St Michael's Hospital 11.2 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 143
Anti-social behaviour 126
Shoplifting 66
Public order 59
Criminal damage and arson 34
Vehicle crime 34
Burglary 24
Other theft 24
Drugs 8
Robbery 8
Theft from the person 7
Bicycle theft 6
Possession of weapons 5
Other crime 4
Total incidents 548

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
St Andrew's Church School Primary 0.1 miles Good — 3 Jul 2022
Bath Academy Other 0.4 miles (No rating)
St Stephens Church School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 17 Apr 2015
Royal High School GDST Other 0.6 miles (No rating)
Kingswood Preparatory School Other 0.6 miles (No rating)

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
6 Bed Maisonette, Burlington Street, BA1 £4,200/mo 6 0.06 miles OpenRent
4 Bed Maisonette, Burlington Street, BA1 £3,200/mo 4 0.06 miles OpenRent
4 Bed Maisonette, Burlington Street, BA1 £2,720/mo 4 0.06 miles OpenRent
4 Bed Terraced House, St. James's Park, BA1 £3,000/mo 4 0.1 miles OpenRent
6 Bed Terraced House, Walcot Buildings, BA1 £8,200/mo 6 0.45 miles OpenRent
Studio Flat, St. Georges Place, BA1 £1,000/mo 1 0.46 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Maisonette, St. Georges Place, BA1 £1,250/mo 1 0.47 miles OpenRent
5 Bed Terraced House, Arundel Road, BA1 £3,625/mo 5 0.51 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Fairfield Park, BA1 £1,500/mo 2 0.52 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £3,188/mo (9 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.25%
Max investor price (0.8%) £375,000
Target investor price (1%) £300,000
Gross yield 15%
Cost-to-rent ratio 6.7×
Monthly cashflow £1,730/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 29.8%
  • 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).