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The Chapel, Lower Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6PU

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Chapel

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Chapel is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rode, Frome, Frome (BA11 6PU). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 24% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 28 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £302,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2021from Oct 2008
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated StoneInsulated Stone

Wall insulation upgraded

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting
6%73%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Chapel, Lower Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6PU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2007
    ConversionFull
    In report

    Conversion and renovation of existing chapel and attached single storey building to form a new dwelling (DEL)

    Agent
    Larner Sing
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    119422/000
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What's in The Chapel, Lower Street, Rode, Frome, BA11 6PU's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£375,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£302,500

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 September 2021Most recent

    £302,500

    +15.5%over 2 years
  2. 11 October 2018

    £262,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 6PU: £380,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Lower Street homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, The Chapel runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,878

Street avg £3,498

Above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Frome district page.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Rode Baptist Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Rode Methodist VC First School. 2 schools nearby.

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