Rook Lane Cottage, Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB

Rook Lane Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Frome (BA11 1EB). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 is 30.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £400,000.