Garden Cottage, Berkley Street, Berkley, Frome, BA11 5JH
About Garden Cottage
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Berkley, Frome, Frome (BA11 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Garden Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Garden Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
Garden Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£424,000
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 3 sales in BA11 5JH: £275,000 (2011–2007).
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Versus other Berkley Street homes
Garden Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Primary School and Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Berkley Church of England First School. 6 schools nearby.
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