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Buying at BA11 1GD

Before you offer on a home at BA11 1GD: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £256k. In Frome South & East.

4 clear£256k typical on Railway Walk

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Note
Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Busy road: A362, 320 m awayAbout 9,591 vehicles a day in 2019 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 49 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£256ktypical sale on Railway Walk, last 10 years

£3,771typical price per m² in Frome South & East

£2,360–£4,130per m² for homes at BA11 1GD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,771 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £339k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Frome South & East

Frome South & East

+80% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	104	£425k	£290k – £1.25m
Semi-detached	103	£315k	£100k – £835k
Terraced	110	£313k	£130k – £600k
Flat	39	£175k	£88k – £345k

Standard sales in Frome South & East. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

1sales on Railway Walk in the last two years

356sales in Frome South & East in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at BA11 1GD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Railway WalkFlat	£102,000, Apr 2013	57 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Railway WalkDetached	£229,950, Feb 2021	69 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Railway WalkFlat	£212,500, Jan 2026	66 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Railway WalkTerraced	£242,000, Nov 2018	77 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Railway WalkTerraced	£174,950, Apr 2012	77 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Railway WalkTerraced	£310,000, Nov 2022	75 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Railway WalkTerraced	£197,950, Mar 2012	109 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Railway WalkTerraced	£197,950, Mar 2012	114 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Railway WalkTerraced	£325,000, Oct 2022	107 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Railway WalkTerraced

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Buying at BA11 1GD

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £256k. In Frome South & East.

4 clear£256k typical on Railway Walk

Before you make an offer

Note

Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Note

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Busy road: A362, 320 m awayAbout 9,591 vehicles a day in 2019 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 49 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£256ktypical sale on Railway Walk, last 10 years

£3,771typical price per m² in Frome South & East

£2,360–£4,130per m² for homes at BA11 1GD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,771 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £339k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Frome South & East, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£155k	£123k	£740 a month	5.7%
2 beds	£247k	£202k	£970 a month	4.7%
3 beds	£341k	£296k	£1,230 a month	4.3%
4+ beds	£477k	£391k	£1,680 a month	4.2%
All homes	£332k	£269k	£1,090 a month	3.9%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places