The Old Chapel, Chantry, Frome, BA11 3LJ
About The Old Chapel
The Old Chapel is a detached house in Chantry, Frome, Frome (BA11 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2010 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £715,000 in June 2021. 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
Energy performance
The Old Chapel's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Chapel has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and glazed conservatory link (CAT A)
Extension- Reference
- 084970/004
- Jan 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and glazed conservatory link (CAT A)
Extension- Reference
- 084970/003
What's in The Old Chapel, Chantry, Frome, BA11 3LJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 15 years.
£715,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£715,000
+56.3%over 10 years17 May 2011
£457,500
+13.7%over 4 years4 December 2006
£402,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 3LJ: £625,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in BA11 3LJ
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Versus the street
Price per m² for The Old Chapel runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,829
Street avg £3,440
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bell View — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Mells Church First School. 3 schools nearby.
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