7 Bowditch Close, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5WS

7 Bowditch Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shepton Mallet (BA4 5WS). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. At 76 m² this is the 6th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 11 units on file.

Held since December 2005 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 17% above the 2005 sale price.