8 Friary Close, Witham Friary, Frome, BA11 5HG
About 8 Friary Close
8 Friary Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Witham Friary, Frome, Frome (BA11 5HG). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 sits 86.1% above the 2010 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 26.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 112 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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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
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
8 Friary Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
Fuel source changed
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 8 Friary Close.
- Nov 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2010/2398
- Aug 2006FullIn report
Retrospective creation of vehicular access (DEL)
Retrospective- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 119342/000
What's in 8 Friary Close, Witham Friary, Frome, BA11 5HG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Friary Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 July 2010Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 5HG: £236,000 (2020–2003).
Everything we know about 8 Friary Close, in one report
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Versus other Friary Close homes
Floor Area for 8 Friary Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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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