Willow Close Frome, Somerset
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (BA11), about 40 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 25008525.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £453,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Frome, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Victoria Park, is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 100 to 102 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Frome Medical Practice, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 75 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £453,500 | £450,000 | £457,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £510,000 | £510,000 | £510,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2024 | 3 BA11 4FJ | Detached | £457,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2024 | 4 BA11 4FJ | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2023 | 2 BA11 4FJ | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2020 | 1 BA11 4FJ | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2018 | 1 BA11 4FJ | Detached | £420,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 136 m². Most common: House, detached (3); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 2023 (3); 2018 (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,561 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,707 | £1,992 | £2,276 | £2,561 | £3,130 | £3,699 | £4,268 | £5,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (32% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Eastgate Buildings, Christchurch Street East, Frome, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 25 Christchurch Street West, Frome: up to 10 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Land off Garsdale, Saxonvale, Frome, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Saxonvale, Frome: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 100 m and 102 m above sea level (101 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA11 4AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA11 4FJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Frome 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Somerset Road Frome | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Frome | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Catherine St Parking | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 32.4 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Frome Medical Practice | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Acorn Pharmacy | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Frome Enterprise Resource Centre (Dental Surgery) | 210 m |
| Hospital | Frome Community Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Frome Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Frome Cashzone | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Park 2.4 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is No 25 Keyford, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m east. 313 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| No 25 Keyford | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m east |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Former Rook Lane Congregational Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Chantry and the Hermitage | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Drying house at The Coach House, Willow Vale | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Hapsford House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Marston House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Feltham Hill | Hill | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Gibbet Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Vallis Vale | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Horley Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Marston Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Murtrey Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Somerset: see them on the Somerset page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avanti Park School | Middle deemed primary | 3–13 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome | Primary | 4–9 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church First School Church of England | Primary | 2–9 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Vallis First School | Primary | 4–9 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Oakfield Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Trinity Church of England First School | Primary | 2–9 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Selwood Academy Church of England/Methodist | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hayesdown First School | Primary | 5–9 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delmore Road BA11 4LH | Other catering premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2025 |
| The Crown Inn, Keyford BA11 1JW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 4 Good | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Fair Frome BA11 4BG | Distributors/Transporters | 350 m | 5 Very good | 3 Aug 2023 |
| Five Yard Coffee BA11 4BE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Frome Pizza Limited T/A Caprinos Pizza Limited BA11 4BN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 9 Aug 2024 |
| Happy Valley BA11 1JF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Dominos BA11 1JF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2024 |
| Somethings Cooking BA11 1GF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Dec 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 46 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Whitewell Place (23); On or near Water Lane (22); On or near Richmond Road (10); On or near Cherry Grove (5); On or near Newington Close (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Cherry Grove · Water Lane · Salisbury Terrace · Rossiter's Road · Rossiter's Hill · Malthouse Court · Grove Lane · Newington Close · Whitewell Place · Rossiters Hill · Butts Hill · Richmond Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.