# 2 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (BA11 2UQ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 8 WALNUT WALK, FROME, SOMERSET BA11 2UQ |
| Price | £240,000 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | B |
| Last sold | £235,000 Aug 2025 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 31/07/2034
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0496-3040-4208-7454-5204)

## Description

A stunning two bedroom semi detached home situated at the end of a cul-de-sac, overlooking a green close to local shops, schools and amenities. The property has been extended to provide an additional reception room and considerably updated by the current vendor and now offers very well presented and stylish accommodation. You enter via an entrance porch that provides ample space for coats and shoes, this leads through to the well appointed open plan kitchen that has a large breakfast bar and is open to the dining room providing a great social space. The sitting room is to the rear of the property and has patio doors leading out to the attractive landscaped garden. On the first floor there are two bedrooms and a luxurious bathroom.  Externally there is a good size garden with lawn area, paved seating area and a timber decked area, there is a variety of well established plants and shrubs and additional storage can be found to the side of the property.  There are also two allocated parking spaces nearby. Only a viewing will enable you to fully appreciated the high standard of accommodation on offer.

Entrance Porch

6`3" X 3`5" (1.91m X 1.04m)

Kitchen

13` X 7`10" (3.96m X 2.39m)

Dining Room

13` X 12`8" (3.96m X 3.86m)

Sitting Room

10`8" X 9`1" (3.25m X 2.77m)

First Floor

Landing

Bedroom One

10`10" X 9`6" (Min) (3.30m X 2.90m (Min))

Bedroom Two

9`5" X 5`7" (2.87m X 1.70m)

Bathroom

Outside

Gardens

Two Allocated Parking Spaces

**Notice**

Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/159841346/1041333) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/159841346/1041334) - EPC 1

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #4187099
- **Address:** 8 Walnut Walk, FROME, BA11 2UQ
- **Certificate Issued:** 06/11/2006
- **Work Completed:** 01/10/2006
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 WALNUT WALK, FROME, SOMERSET, BA11 2UQ | £235,000 | 22/08/2025 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 20 MULBERRY COURT, FROME, SOMERSET, BA11 2UF | £240,000 | 26/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 8 MAYTREE CLOSE, FROME, SOMERSET, BA11 2SG | £365,000 | 09/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 2 WALNUT WALK, FROME, SOMERSET, BA11 2UQ | £212,500 | 02/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 18 LAVENDER COURT, FROME, MENDIP, SOMERSET, BA11 2UE | £285,000 | 24/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] LAMORNA WALNUT WALK, FROME, MENDIP, SOMERSET, BA11 2UQ | £795,000 | 01/08/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 22 WALNUT WALK, FROME, MENDIP, SOMERSET, BA11 2UQ | £225,000 | 25/07/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 18 WALNUT WALK, FROME, MENDIP, SOMERSET, BA11 2UQ | £235,000 | 26/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 87 STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, FROME, MENDIP, SOMERSET, BA11 2TR | £265,000 | 22/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 9 MAYTREE CLOSE, FROME, MENDIP, SOMERSET, BA11 2SG | £320,000 | 27/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 1 BEACONSFIELD WAY, FROME, MENDIP, SOMERSET, BA11 2UA | £237,500 | 22/07/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £366,875 (4 sales)
**Area average:** £285,417 (6 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £346,076 (47 Semi-detached, BA11, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -30.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (South West). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,111/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,234/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,357/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Mendip (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £773/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Frome, BA11 | £1,150/mo | 2 | 0.73 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Waverley Close, BA11 | £1,150/mo | 2 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,150/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.48% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £143,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £115,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,150/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £65/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £4,068/m²

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -20%
- **10y growth:** 43.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South West; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 43.8%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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