8 Bishop Crescent, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5XX

8 Bishop Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shepton Mallet (BA4 5XX). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since January 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% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 sits 50.3% above the 2007 sale of £175,000. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.