Tumble Down, Mount Pleasant, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4BL

Tumble Down is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet (BA4 4BL). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since April 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 sits 69.6% above the 2005 sale of £181,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 54.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.