2 Compton Corner, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5QP

2 Compton Corner is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Shepton Mallet (BA4 5QP). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 409.4% above the 1998 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 61.5% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.