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8 Palmer Street, Frome, BA11 1DS

3 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Floor 02
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
157 m²
1690 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Palmer Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Palmer Street is an end-of-terrace house in Frome (BA11 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 45.7% below the 2023 sale of £600,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 310.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £600,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Palmer Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Palmer Street, Frome, BA11 1DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2015
    Full
    In report

    Application for permanent change of use from A1 to A3. Minor alterations to building fabric (works commenced January 2014).

    Agent
    PAAD Architects Ltd
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    2015/1175/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2013
    Full
    In report

    Installation of a commercial kitchen and external flue and change of use from retail (A1) to restaurant (A3).

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    2012/2684
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Palmer Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£326,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£600,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 May 2023Most recent

    £600,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 1DS: £340,000 (2019–2000).

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On the street

Versus other Palmer Street homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 8 Palmer Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

39 (E)

Street avg 69 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

157 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.5 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Frome district page.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Mendip East Slinky - Frome DRT — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Avanti Park School. 10 schools nearby.

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