Glebe Cottage, Rooks Lane, Berkley, Frome, BA11 5JD
About Glebe Cottage
Glebe Cottage is a detached house in Berkley, Frome, Frome (BA11 5JD). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Glebe Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (20 kWp) installed
Planning history
- May 2022ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of timber garden room to replace existing conservatory
- Agent
- David Salisbury Joinery
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/0491/HSE
What's in Glebe Cottage, Rooks Lane, Berkley, Frome, BA11 5JD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Glebe Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£984,000
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 4 sales in BA11 5JD: £477,500 (2016–1996).
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Versus other Rooks Lane homes
On floor area, Glebe Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
243 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Blagdon Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Berkley Church of England First School. 9 schools nearby.
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