Widcombe · BA2extension build
extension build in
Widcombe
Period terrace renovations, hillside garden projects and sympathetic internal refurbishments for one of Bath's most characterful hillside neighbourhoods.
- Free site visit
- Fixed written quote
- Written workmanship guarantee
House extensions in Bath, Trowbridge and across BANES — from a side-return on a terraced street to a double-storey rear build. We handle planning drawings, structural steel, groundworks and Building Control in one fixed-price contract, so the number you sign is the number you pay. Single-storey builds typically run 10–14 weeks; double-storey 16–24 weeks — both confirmed at quote, not discovered mid-build.
Widcombe rises steeply from the Avon and the Widcombe flight of locks on the Kennet & Avon Canal up toward Prior Park at the top of the hill, its terraces of Georgian and Victorian housing presenting a unique set of structural and logistical challenges. Sloped rear gardens often need engineered retaining solutions before any building work can begin; party walls on tightly packed terraces require careful structural assessment; and the Conservation Area designation means external alterations must be handled with precision and planning awareness. Our team has extensive experience across Widcombe's housing stock — delivering everything from full internal refurbishments and Victorian terrace modernisations to external masonry repairs and hillside landscaping schemes.
When Widcombe homeowners call us about extension build
If any of these sound like your property, this is the service you want.
Builders who quote cheap and re-quote after the concrete goes in — fixed price from day one
Planning permission surprises — we flag Bath conservation-area constraints at the site visit
Extensions that ignore the existing house — matching brick, rooflines and levels
No party wall paperwork — we handle notices and surveyors
Structural steel bought as an afterthought — RSJs come with proper calcs
Site chaos for months — scheduled trades, daily tidy, one timeline
Widcombe properties we render
What extension build typically involves on the housing stock here.
Georgian terraces on Claverton Street and Widcombe Parade
Victorian hillside terraces on stepped streets
Period cottages along the canal
Converted flats within period buildings
Houses with sloping rear gardens needing retaining solutions
Working in Widcombe
Access & parking
Bath Spa station is effectively on the doorstep, and the city centre is five minutes away across the river. Buses run along Claverton Street; the canal towpath connects to Bathwick and the Two Tunnels Greenway.
Who lives here
Professional families and commuters who want village character minutes from the station, in period housing they are willing to invest in.
Landmarks we work around
- The Widcombe flight of canal locks
- Bath Spa station
- Prior Park and the Palladian Bridge
- The Kennet & Avon Canal towpath
- Claverton Street and Widcombe Parade
- The hillside terraces rising to Prior Park
Pricing notes
Steep access, shared party walls and Conservation Area compliance are managed from the first site visit through to completion — retaining and hillside groundwork is surveyed and priced up front, not added later.
What Bath & BANES customers say
Verified reviews from recent work.
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