8 High Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6NZ
About 8 High Street
8 High Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rode, Frome, Frome (BA11 6NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (177 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 12 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 44.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £950,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 High Street has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Jun 2019OutbuildingFullIn report
Retrospective erection of a Barbecue Lodge.
- Agent
- Prime Meridian
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/1038/HSE
- Jun 2019OutbuildingHeritageIn report
Retrospective erection of a Barbecue Lodge.
- Agent
- Prime Meridian
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/1039/LBC
What's in 8 High Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6NZ's planning history?
10 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2017.
£943,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.7% per year over 5 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 17.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 October 2021Most recent
£950,000
+115.9%over 4 years3 February 2017
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 6NZ: £660,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in BA11 6NZ
4a, High Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6NZ
Sold Jun 2023
£1,320,000The Chimes, High Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6NZ
Sold Jan 2022
£362,5004 High Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6NZ
Sold Jun 2021
£1,190,00012 High Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6NZ
Sold Dec 2019
£215,00016a, High Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6NZ
Sold Oct 2019
£660,000
Everything we know about 8 High Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other High Street homes
EPC Rating for 8 High Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,878
Street avg £3,136
Floor Area
245 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Rode Baptist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Rode Methodist VC First School. 2 schools nearby.
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