38 The Butts, Frome, BA11 4AA
About 38 The Butts
38 The Butts is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Frome (BA11 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 113 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 20.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £249,950 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
38 The Butts sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
38 The Butts has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 17 years.
£249,950
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
13 April 2021Most recent
£249,950
+26.6%over 4 years29 June 2016
£197,500
+58.1%over 12 years17 May 2004
£124,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 4AA: £420,000 (2024–2022).
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Versus other The Butts homes
EPC Rating for 38 The Butts lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,212
Street avg £2,555
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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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