Poyntz Cottage, Gay Street, Mells, Frome, BA11 3PT
About Poyntz Cottage
Poyntz Cottage is a detached house in Mells, Frome, Frome (BA11 3PT). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.
At 131 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (170 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Poyntz Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Poyntz Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Poyntz Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in BA11 3PT: £570,000 (2014–2001).
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Versus other Gay Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for Poyntz Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 192 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 10.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
Gay Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Mells Church First School. 1 school nearby.
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