5 Lower Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6PU

5 Lower Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Rode, Frome, Frome (BA11 6PU). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record.

10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £715,000 is 43% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 15.2% below the postcode norm.