Freedom Cottage, Cumhill, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4BG

Freedom Cottage is a detached house in Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet (BA4 4BG). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £855,000 is 28.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm. At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (195 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in October 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.