Old School House, Gare Hill, Frome, BA11 5EY
About Old School House
Old School House is a detached house in Gare Hill, Frome, Frome (BA11 5EY). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 106 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Sold August 2023 for £580,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Old School House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old School House has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension
- Agent
- Wolstenholme and Partners
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2016/2132/HSE
- Nov 2004New BuildFullIn report
Erection of a replacement dwelling (DEL)(Corrected site address)
- Reference
- 117958/000
What's in Old School House, Gare Hill, Frome, BA11 5EY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Old School House has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£614,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 27 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2023Most recent
£580,000
+417.9%over 26 years2 October 1996
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 5EY: £455,000 (2025–2009).
Nearby sales in BA11 5EY
Penstone House, Gare Hill, Frome, BA11 5EY
Sold Oct 2025
£455,000The Thicket, Gare Hill, Frome, BA11 5EY
Sold Dec 2018
£6,000Prospect Cottage, Gare Hill, Frome, BA11 5EY
Sold Aug 2015
£645,000Corner House, Gare Hill, Frome, BA11 5EY
Sold Aug 2012
£625,000Hill Top Farm, Gare Hill, Frome, BA11 5EY
Sold Jul 2009
£400,000
Everything we know about Old School House, in one report
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Versus the street
On epc rating, Old School House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.5 km
Bus Shelter — bus stop.
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