8 Palmer Street, Frome, BA11 1DS
About 8 Palmer Street
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Palmer Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2015FullIn 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
- Aug 2013FullIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Palmer Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 May 2023Most recent
£600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 1DS: £340,000 (2019–2000).
Everything we know about 8 Palmer Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Palmer Street homes
Floor Area for 8 Palmer Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.5 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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