Thornton House, Lower Street, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4DD

Thornton House is a detached house in Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet (BA4 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since July 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 242.6% above the 1996 sale of £115,000. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.