Meadow View, Mells Lane, Chantry, Frome, BA11 3LW
About Meadow View
Meadow View is a detached house in Chantry, Frome, Frome (BA11 3LW). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1616 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 39% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 sits 71.2% above the 2003 sale of £249,999. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at Meadow View
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Meadow View'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2013ConditionsIn report
Approval of matters reserved by condition 2 (boundary treatments) of permission 2010/0083
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 2013/0144
- Oct 2009Loft ConversionFullIn report
Insertion of dormer window within the front and rear roof slopes. (DEL)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2009/1396
What's in Meadow View, Mells Lane, Chantry, Frome, BA11 3LW's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 39.0% per year over 3 years.
£249,999
Growth on file: 39.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2003Most recent
£249,999
+153.8%over 2 years22 October 2000
£98,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 3LW: £485,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in BA11 3LW
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Sold Sept 2025
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Sold Jul 2022
£460,000Oaklands, Mells Lane, Chantry, Frome, BA11 3LW
Sold Aug 2021
£610,0002 Mells Lane, Chantry, Frome, BA11 3LW
Sold May 2008
£300,000Yew Tree House, Mells Lane, Chantry, Frome, BA11 3LW
Sold Jul 2002
£205,000
Everything we know about Meadow View, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Bell View — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Mells Church First School. 3 schools nearby.
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