43, Blatchbridge, Frome, BA11 5EL
About 43
43 is a semi-detached house in Blatchbridge, Frome, Frome (BA11 5EL). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 890 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 is 32.5% above the 2016 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
43'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
43 has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2025OutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate of Proposed Use to replace an existing workshop and the alteration of the existing garage roof.
- Agent
- Louise Bastable Architects
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/2305/CLP
- Mar 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Remove existing conservatory and replace with single storey rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/0203/HSE
What's in 43, Blatchbridge, Frome, BA11 5EL's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
43 has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 20 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2016Most recent
£360,000
+355.7%over 19 years3 April 1996
£79,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in BA11 5EL: £660,000 (2022–2016).
Everything we know about 43, in one report
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Hillside Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Christ Church First School. 8 schools nearby.
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