The Old Surgery, Leg Square, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5LL

The Old Surgery is a detached house in Shepton Mallet (BA4 5LL). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 sits 111.8% above the 2013 sale of £212,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 22.5% below the postcode norm. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 12 planning records sit against the property, 4 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. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.