3 The Steps, High Street, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QR
About 3 The Steps
3 The Steps is a semi-detached house in Buckland Dinham, Frome, Frome (BA11 2QR). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2020); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £325,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 48.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 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
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
3 The Steps has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 18 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£325,000
+53.3%over 1 year22 April 2021
£212,000
+24.5%23 November 2020
£170,246
-5.4%over 13 years23 August 2007
£180,000
+18.0%over 3 years19 August 2004
£152,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 2QR: £275,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in BA11 2QR
1 Hill House, High Street, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QR
Sold Jan 2023
£760,0002 The Steps, High Street, Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA11 2QR
Sold May 2022
£275,000Beau 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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- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other High Street homes
On epc rating, 3 The Steps runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,736
Street avg £2,792
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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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