Little Orchard Cottage, Bread Street, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4BQ

Little Orchard Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet (BA4 4BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in April 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 sits 118.2% above the 2008 sale of £203,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 72.7% below the postcode norm. At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.