26 Chapmans Close, Frome, BA11 2SH
About 26 Chapmans Close
26 Chapmans Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Frome (BA11 2SH). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 67 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 18 EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 is 13% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £300,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
26 Chapmans Close has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension, formation of pitched roof over existing extension. (DEL)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 120462/000
What's in 26 Chapmans Close, Frome, BA11 2SH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 16 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2021Most recent
£300,000
+74.4%over 9 years11 September 2012
£172,000
+17.0%over 6 years9 December 2005
£147,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 2SH: £310,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 26 Chapmans Close, in one report
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Versus other Chapmans Close homes
26 Chapmans Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,478
Street avg £4,332
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Lewis Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome. 10 schools nearby.
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