Blatchbridge Mill Cottage, Blatchbridge, Frome, BA11 5EJ
About Blatchbridge Mill Cottage
Blatchbridge Mill Cottage is a detached house in Blatchbridge, Frome, Frome (BA11 5EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 126 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2015FullIn report
Change of use of agricultural land to equestrian for the construction of equestrian menage.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2015/1367/FUL
- Jan 2014ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 1 of permission 2012/1286 (which restricts occupancy of cottage to holiday accommodation) to include occupancy by guests and dependant relatives of occupiers of Blatchbridge Mill
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 2013/2363/VRC
What's in Blatchbridge Mill Cottage, Blatchbridge, Frome, BA11 5EJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Blatchbridge Mill Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 5EJ: £330,000 (2018–2000).
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Versus the street
EPC Rating for Blatchbridge Mill Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 186 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
The Fox and Hounds — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Christ Church First School. 9 schools nearby.
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