2 The Steps, High Street, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QR
About 2 The Steps
2 The Steps is an end-of-terrace house in Buckland Dinham, Frome, Frome (BA11 2QR). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on anthracite.
Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 is 20.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 86.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 6 EPCs). Last sale on file: £275,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 The Steps's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 The Steps has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 10 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
15 May 2022Most recent
£275,000
+52.8%over 9 years12 July 2012
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 2QR: £323,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in BA11 2QR
1 Hill House, High Street, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QR
Sold Jan 2023
£760,0003 The Steps, High Street, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QR
Sold Aug 2022
£325,000Beau View, High Street, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QR
Sold Dec 2021
£323,0002 Vicarage Cottages, High Street, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QR
Sold Sept 2014
£229,950Alma House, High Street, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QR
Sold Mar 2014
£237,500
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Versus other High Street homes
On floor area, 2 The Steps runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,873
Street avg £2,764
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Bus Shelter — bus stop.
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