Knowle Cottage, Lamyatt, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6NP

Knowle Cottage is a detached house in Lamyatt, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet (BA4 6NP). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 59.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £704,250. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2014. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 167 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).