The Chimes, High Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6NZ
About The Chimes
The Chimes is an end-of-terrace house in Rode, Frome, Frome (BA11 6NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a G (score 5), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 34). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 130 m² it sits well below the postcode median (235 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold January 2022 for £362,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 15.3% above the 2022 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Chimes sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Chimes has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The Chimes has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 20 years.
£362,500
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
28 January 2022Most recent
£362,500
+64.8%over 12 years14 January 2010
£220,000
-5.2%over 2 years9 March 2007
£232,000
+84.9%over 4 years15 March 2002
£125,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 6NZ: £950,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in BA11 6NZ
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Versus other High Street homes
On epc rating, The Chimes runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,791
Street avg £3,244
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 209 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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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