12 Chi Rio Close, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4TR

12 Chi Rio Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Shepton Mallet (BA4 4TR). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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: 14.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 39% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 115.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 10 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.