14 The Butts, Frome, BA11 4AA
About 14 The Butts
14 The Butts is a detached house in Frome (BA11 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since March 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 436.9% above the 1997 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 50% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
14 The Butts has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear kitchen and shower/wc extension (BOARD)
- Reference
- 109520/004
What's in 14 The Butts, Frome, BA11 4AA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
14 The Butts's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£65,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 1997Most recent
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 4AA: £420,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 14 The Butts, in one report
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Versus other The Butts homes
14 The Butts outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£956
Street avg £2,629
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Somerset Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Avanti Park School. 10 schools nearby.
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