8 Frome Road, Southwick, Trowbridge, BA14 9QD
About 8 Frome Road
8 Frome Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwick, Trowbridge, Trowbridge (BA14 9QD). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (198 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 is 25.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 152% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £311,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Frome Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2020Garage ConversionFullIn report
Proposed conversion and extension of existing garage into ancillary accommodation
Annex- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/07930/FUL
- Mar 2019RenovationFullIn report
Retrospective application for change of window pane from obscured to clear glass
Retrospective- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00859/FUL
What's in 8 Frome Road, Southwick, Trowbridge, BA14 9QD's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.4% per year over 2 years.
£311,000
Growth on file: -1.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
7 June 2020Most recent
£311,000
-2.8%over 2 years17 May 2018
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA14 9QD: £279,950 (2021–2011).
Nearby sales in BA14 9QD
2a, Frome Road, Southwick, Trowbridge, BA14 9QD
Sold Nov 2021
£882,5002 Frome Road, Southwick, Trowbridge, BA14 9QD
Sold Aug 2020
£200,0006 Frome Road, Southwick, Trowbridge, BA14 9QD
Sold Dec 2013
£600,0002 Meadow View, Frome Road, Southwick, Trowbridge, BA14 9QD
Sold Nov 2011
£279,95012a, Frome Road, Southwick, Trowbridge, BA14 9QD
Sold Jul 2006
£295,000
Everything we know about 8 Frome Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Frome Road homes
Price per m² for 8 Frome Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,785
Street avg £2,798
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 179 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 13 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fleur De Lys Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Southwick Church of England Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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