21 Bishop Crescent, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5XX

21 Bishop Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shepton Mallet (BA4 5XX). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in August 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 62 m² it's 22.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 36 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2009, sale prices here grew -0.3% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 65.5% above the 2009 sale of £145,000.