4 Firwood Road, Frome, BA11 4BA
About 4 Firwood Road
4 Firwood Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Frome (BA11 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2023 for £390,000.
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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
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
4 Firwood Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2019DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extensions, following demolition of existing external store.
- Agent
- Dimension 22
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/1153/HSE
What's in 4 Firwood Road, Frome, BA11 4BA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Firwood Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.1% per year over 4 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 21.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2023Most recent
£390,000
+126.7%over 4 years16 April 2019
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 4BA: £239,950 (2023–2017).
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Versus other Firwood Road homes
4 Firwood Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,699
Street avg £3,495
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 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
0.2 km
Ecos Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Avanti Park School. 10 schools nearby.
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