Rectory Stables, Gay Street, Mells, Frome, BA11 3PT
About Rectory Stables
Rectory Stables is a detached house in Mells, Frome, Frome (BA11 3PT). It has a recorded floor area of 276 m² (around 2971 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 276 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (April 2014). Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,282,000 is 20.9% above the 2014 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rectory Stables'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rectory Stables has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2017OutbuildingFullIn report
New single storey outbuilding to be constructed in existing enclosed courtyard.
- Agent
- Harrison Brookes Architects
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/1656/HSE
- Aug 2017OutbuildingHeritageIn report
New single storey outbuilding to be constructed in existing enclosed courtyard.
- Agent
- Harrison Brookes Architects
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/1657/LBC
What's in Rectory Stables, Gay Street, Mells, Frome, BA11 3PT's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£1,282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 13 years.
£1,060,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2014Most recent
£1,060,000
+86.0%over 11 years12 December 2002
£570,000
+23.9%over 1 year7 June 2001
£460,000
Everything we know about Rectory Stables, 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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Versus other Gay Street homes
On habitable rooms, Rectory Stables stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
276 m²
Street avg 163 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 11.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 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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