Holes Barn, Top Street, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4DF

Holes Barn is a detached house in Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet (BA4 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £831,000 is 10.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 57.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015).