8 10, Lower Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6PU

8 10 is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rode, Frome, Frome (BA11 6PU). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1697 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 158 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 energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £569,000 sits 51.7% above the 2009 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 21.2% below the postcode norm.