1 Birch Walk, Frome, BA11 2SW
About 1 Birch Walk
1 Birch Walk is a four-bedroom detached house in Frome (BA11 2SW). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £439,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 156.4% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Birch Walk has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory (DEL)
Extension- Reference
- 103858/003
What's in 1 Birch Walk, Frome, BA11 2SW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Birch Walk has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 30 years.
£439,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 30 years.
Sales timeline
4 September 2025Most recent
£439,000
+470.1%over 30 years18 April 1995
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 2SW: £79,950 (2024–1996).
Everything we know about 1 Birch Walk, in one report
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Versus other Birch Walk homes
Years Held for 1 Birch Walk lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,784
Street avg £2,012
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Laurel Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Frome Community College. 12 schools nearby.
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