4 Friary Close, Witham Friary, Frome, BA11 5HG
About 4 Friary Close
4 Friary Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Witham Friary, Frome, Frome (BA11 5HG). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 is 26.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 45.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £280,000.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
4 Friary Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Feb 2026ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension replacing it with a new single storey flat roofed extension (amended 24.02.2026)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2026/0141/PAH
- May 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front (south) extension
- Agent
- Horsfall & Norris
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2013/0824
What's in 4 Friary Close, Witham Friary, Frome, BA11 5HG's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 20 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
9 July 2020Most recent
£280,000
+18.6%over 4 years11 May 2016
£236,000
+200.6%over 15 years24 November 2000
£78,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 5HG: £180,000 (2016–2000).
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Versus other Friary Close homes
On epc rating, 4 Friary Close stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
0.1 km
Seymour Arms — bus stop.
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