Church Cottage, Cloford, Frome, BA11 4PQ
About Church Cottage
Church Cottage is a detached house in Cloford, Frome, Frome (BA11 4PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (November 2015). Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £722,000 is 27.6% above the 2015 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
Church Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Fuel source changed
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2014OutbuildingFullIn report
Detached double garage with mower/garden store.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2014/1472/HSE
- Sept 2013PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey extension to the front and side (west) elevations including new porch and demolition of existing porch (revision of application 2013/1059).
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2013/1668
What's in Church Cottage, Cloford, Frome, BA11 4PQ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£722,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.1% per year over 4 years.
£566,000
Growth on file: 15.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2015Most recent
£566,000
+74.2%over 3 years8 December 2011
£325,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in BA11 4PQ: £380,000 (2009–2009).
Nearby sales in BA11 4PQ
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Cafe — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Nunney First School. 1 school nearby.
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