42 Frome Road, Trowbridge, BA14 0DD
About 42 Frome Road
42 Frome Road is a semi-detached house in Trowbridge (BA14 0DD). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 93.7% above the 2006 sale of £126,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Frome Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
42 Frome Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 5 years.
£126,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2006Most recent
£126,000
+11.5%over 2 years15 June 2003
£113,000
+44.9%over 2 years31 August 2000
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA14 0DD: £175,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in BA14 0DD
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Frome Road homes
42 Frome Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,500
Street avg £2,054
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Park Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Newtown Community Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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