40 The Butts, Frome, BA11 4AA
About 40 The Butts
40 The Butts is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Frome (BA11 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1318 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 sits 72.5% above the 2009 sale of £240,000. At 122 m² it's 24.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
40 The Butts'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Dec 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 The Butts has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
40 The Butts has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.0% per year over 12 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 13.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2009Most recent
£240,000
+340.4%over 12 years24 April 1997
£54,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 4AA: £420,000 (2024–2022).
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Versus other The Butts homes
Habitable Rooms for 40 The Butts runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,961
Street avg £2,570
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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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