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Get startedHoneysuckle Cottage is a detached house in Bodden, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet (BA4 4PU). It has a recorded floor area of 300 m² (around 3229 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since October 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 300 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £982,000 sits 160.1% above the 2002 sale of £377,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
Honeysuckle Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Replacement of a barn previously approved for residential conversion with a new dwelling.
Honeysuckle Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£982,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£377,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On floor area, Honeysuckle Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
300 m²
Street avg 178 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Change of use of land from agricultural to the keeping of horses, erection of stables and field shelter (CAT B)
24 October 2002Most recent
£377,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in BA4 4PU: £415,000 (2017–2003).
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Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Closest school
1.0 km
St Aldhelms Church School. 5 schools nearby.