House prices in BA11 3 (Frome)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BA11 3' (Frome) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.

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Defining 'BA11 3'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BA11 3", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Frome.

You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Frome is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. The Old Bakery, Baker Street, Frome, sold for £245,000 on Apr-2024. Given the internal area of 67 square metres, the price per sqm is £3,656.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,250-£3,500, £3,500-£3,750, £3,750-£4,000 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 100 sales in Frome (BA11 3) that took place in the last two years.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Frome (BA11 3). Of the 100 transactions, half were sold for between £3,270 and £4,460 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'BA11 3' is £3,920. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,460 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Frome

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Frome. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Frome

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BA11 3' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
BA11 6 Rode	£3,570 sqm	£4,560 sqm	£5,000 sqm
BA11 2 Frome	£3,530 sqm	£4,040 sqm	£4,480 sqm
BA11 4 Frome	£3,330 sqm	£3,770 sqm	£4,350 sqm
BA11 3 Frome	£3,270 sqm	£3,920 sqm	£4,460 sqm
BA11 1 Frome	£3,050 sqm	£3,670 sqm	£4,150 sqm
BA11 5 Frome	£3,340 sqm	£3,910 sqm	£4,290 sqm

Will Frome house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for BA11 3 (Frome) compared with both the wider area BA11 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Frome to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Frome and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Whatcombe Road, Frome, BA11 3A	62 sqm	£3,520	14
Broadway, Frome, BA11 3H	91 sqm	£3,352	13
Horton Street, Frome, BA11 3D	85 sqm	£3,609	12
Upper Whatcombe, Frome, BA11 3S	70 sqm	£3,964	12
Vallis Road, Frome, BA11 3E	73 sqm	£3,557	12
Marleys Way, Frome, BA11 3N	83 sqm	£3,110	9
Selwood Road, Frome, BA11 3B	74 sqm	£3,985	9
Vallis Way, Frome, BA11 3B	82 sqm	£3,238	8

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Raw data

Our analysis of Frome is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
The Old Bakery, Baker St, Frome	£245,000 Apr-2024	67	3,656
15, Selwood Rd, Frome	£325,500 Apr-2024	82	3,969
25, Goulds Ground, Frome	£140,000 Apr-2024	99	1,414

See the entire list of all sales in Frome (BA11 3) here.