Birch House, Egford Lane, Frome, BA11 3HN

Birch House is a four-bedroom detached house in Frome (BA11 3HN). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £945,000 in October 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 40.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.