Whitelake Lodge, Lower Street, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4DD

Whitelake Lodge is a detached house in Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet (BA4 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1483 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 29% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 is 45.9% above the 2009 sale price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.