1 Gentle Street, Frome, BA11 1JA
About 1 Gentle Street
1 Gentle Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Frome (BA11 1JA). It has a recorded floor area of 327 m² (around 3520 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
10 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include solar panel installation, an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for solar panel installation is awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 327 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,192,000 sits 80.6% above the 2017 sale of £660,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 16.6% below the postcode norm. Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Gentle Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jun 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Erection of electric vehicle charging point to forecourt.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/0108/LBC
- Jan 2023Solar PanelsHeritageIn report
Installation of PV Roof Solar Panels.
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/0147/LBC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Gentle Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Gentle Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£660,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 September 2017Most recent
£660,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 1JA: £565,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in BA11 1JA
Everything we know about 1 Gentle 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 Gentle Street homes
On floor area, 1 Gentle Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,018
Street avg £2,986
Floor Area
327 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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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
0.2 km
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome. 10 schools nearby.
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