17 Sandy Lane, Beckington, Frome, BA11 6ST
About 17 Sandy Lane
17 Sandy Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beckington, Frome, Frome (BA11 6ST). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1017 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since July 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 6 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. Across 2006–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 40.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 sits 62.1% above the 2006 sale of £190,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
17 Sandy Lane 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 17 Sandy Lane.
- May 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension
- Agent
- Kevin Smith Architectural Services
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2015/0804/HSE
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Sales history & valuation
17 Sandy Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 40.7% per year over 1 year.
£190,000
Growth on file: 40.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
27 July 2006Most recent
£190,000
+40.7%over 6 months20 January 2006
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 6ST: £557,500 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in BA11 6ST
23 Sandy Lane, Beckington, Frome, BA11 6ST
Sold Sept 2024
£838,0002 Sandy Lane, Beckington, Frome, BA11 6ST
Sold Aug 2023
£557,50018 Sandy Lane, Beckington, Frome, BA11 6ST
Sold Feb 2021
£475,0001 Sandy Lane, Beckington, Frome, BA11 6ST
Sold Jan 2020
£570,00021 Sandy Lane, Beckington, Frome, BA11 6ST
Sold Jul 2012
£650,000
Everything we know about 17 Sandy Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Sandy Lane homes
Price per m² for 17 Sandy Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,011
Street avg £3,287
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Mendip East Slinky - Beckington DRT — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Beckington Church First School. 3 schools nearby.
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