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Barrow Gurney, Bristol, BS48

South West

£500,000

Listed on 29/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
1206 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Dating from 1932, this three-bedroom cottage-style home sits on a generous corner plot in a quiet no-through road. The current owners combined the original kitchen and dining room to create a kitchen-diner, with handmade lower units, beech worktops, a Belfast sink, gas hob and space for laundry appliances. Terracotta tiles mark the kitchen area, while painted boards continue through the dining space. A fireplace has fittings for a woodburner, and broad windows look towards the south-facing garden. A separate front reception room, tiled entrance hall and stripped pine doors retain period features. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a bathroom with a bath and shower over. The house has oil-fired central heating and an EPC rating of E. A rear cloakroom area leads to a covered lean-to of over 300 sq ft, with a concrete floor and access to the front and rear gardens. The plot includes front and rear gardens, side and rear access, space to park one car in the front garden and an insulated outbuilding at the far end of the rear garden. The listing describes scope to extend to the side or rear and suggests exploring a possible use for the outbuilding, subject to the necessary checks and approvals. Set between Long Ashton and Barrow Gurney, the property is described as around four miles from Bristol, with local bus services and access to the Festival Way cycle path.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This 1930s cottage-style home offers a bright kitchen-diner, period character and generous established gardens on a corner plot, with side access and a separate timber outbuilding adding useful scope. The work looks light: the kitchen finishes and some flooring could be refreshed while retaining the house’s distinctive features. The listing also suggests possible side and rear extensions, though feasibility is not established.

At £500,000, it is around 1.8% above the local average on a £/sqf basis, so price is not a particular advantage for a project. The overall WHOTS score is 54/100 (D): the strong fundamentals and setting are offset by limited price value and only moderate economics.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen finishes and selected flooring while preserving the period details and bright kitchen-diner.
  • Make the most of the established south-facing gardens, corner-plot position and side access.
  • Explore the listing’s suggested extension potential or the separate timber outbuilding, subject to feasibility and condition.

Key risks

  • The asking price is slightly above the local average on a £/sqf basis, limiting the purchase-price advantage.
  • The EPC is rated E and the property has oil-fired heating, which may warrant attention when planning future improvements.

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Location

Barrow Gurney, Bristol, BS48
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Parson Street Rail Station

    2.8 miles

    Train · Bedminster

  • Bedminster Rail Station

    3.5 miles

    Train · Bedminster

  • Nailsea & Backwell Rail Station

    3.6 miles

    Train · Nailsea

  • Clifton Down Rail Station

    4.0 miles

    Train · Clifton

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£2,043
Based on a loan of £375,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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