Knole View, South Hill, Somerton, TA11 7JQ

Knole View is a five-bedroom detached house in Somerton (TA11 7JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 285 m² (around 3068 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 15.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 285 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Last sale on file: £850,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.