2 Black Lane, Chantry, Frome, BA11 3LQ
About 2 Black Lane
2 Black Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chantry, Frome, Frome (BA11 3LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2022. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 is 26.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £385,000 in August 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Black Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2022AnnexFullIn report
Conversion of existing, attached out-buildings to ancillary living accommodation.
- Agent
- Anna Hammond Architect
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/0429/HSE
What's in 2 Black Lane, Chantry, Frome, BA11 3LQ'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.
£488,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 August 2020Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 3LQ: £175,000 (2021–1995).
Everything we know about 2 Black Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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
1.9 km
Mells Church First School. 3 schools nearby.
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