8 St Michaels Close, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QD
About 8 St Michaels Close
8 St Michaels Close is a detached house in Buckland Dinham, Frome, Frome (BA11 2QD). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1989 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £668,000 is 39.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 33.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013.
Know exactly what you're buying at 8 St Michaels Close
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 St Michaels Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 St Michaels Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Residential Link Extension between House and Garage
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2016/2682/HSE
- Nov 2013OutbuildingFullIn report
Building of Timber pavilion in rear garden
- Reference
- 2013/1747
What's in 8 St Michaels Close, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QD's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£668,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 16 years.
£479,950
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2013Most recent
£479,950
+10.3%over 2 years27 September 2010
£435,000
+135.1%over 13 years24 July 1997
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 2QD: £437,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in BA11 2QD
6 St Michaels Close, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QD
Sold Aug 2022
£437,0004 St Michaels Close, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QD
Sold Feb 2021
£415,0001 St Michaels Close, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QD
Sold Jul 2018
£465,0009 St Michaels Close, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QD
Sold Jun 2016
£505,0005 St Michaels Close, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QD
Sold Oct 2013
£275,000
Everything we know about 8 St Michaels Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other St Michaels Close homes
Habitable Rooms for 8 St Michaels Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,597
Street avg £2,434
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Village Hall — bus stop.
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