1 Briar Close, Frome, BA11 2UU
About 1 Briar Close
1 Briar Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Frome (BA11 2UU). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £200,000 in March 2021. Across the public record there are 6 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. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 24.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 61.7% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Briar Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Briar Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Briar Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 25 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£200,000
+39.4%over 12 years3 June 2008
£143,500
+20.6%over 3 years28 October 2004
£119,000
+28.0%over 1 year10 December 2002
£93,000
+109.0%over 4 years30 July 1998
£44,500
+6.1%over 2 years30 May 1996
£41,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 2UU: £190,000 (2023–2019).
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Versus other Briar Close homes
On epc rating, 1 Briar Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,509
Street avg £2,578
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Laurel Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Frome Community College. 12 schools nearby.
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