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Guide Price£350,000

The Barn at Oldford with full planning, Oldford, Frome, BA11

Land size
5.4 acres

Key Features

  • Barn conversion
  • Four bedroom link-detached new build
  • Rural location
  • Outskirts of popular town of Frome
  • Full Planning
  • Reference number 2025/2138/FUL

Description

-  The Barn at Oldford benefits from prior approval under Q class permitted development, Barn Conversion to a four bed detached dwelling.

Access to the site is off the B3090 via a shared drive. The site currently comprises the main agricultural barn and hardstand area. The site also benefits from an area of grassland which equates to approximately 5.4 acres.

The site has been cleared of all agricultural machinery and any associated materials. The potential purchaser will need to be aware that any alterations outside of those permitted under the Class Q approval will require additional planning consent.

The Development Potential Guide Price is approximately between £950,000 and £1,000,000.

Parties must satisfy themselves in respect of potential scheme end values.

This is an ideal opportunity for a buyer to purchase and create a unique development of excellent quality.

Planning - Further details regarding the planning consent can be found via the Somerset (Mendip) Council online Planning Portal using reference 2023/1854/PAA. Interested parties must satisfy their own planning investigations. All planning information can be found online.

Agents Note: The parcel of land adjoining the road not included within the red line boundary on page 1 of the sales details has now been submitted for planning for three dwellings please see planning reference number 2024/0497/PIP.

Location - Oldford is situated on the outskirts of the popular town of Frome. Frome is a historic market town with many notable buildings and features the highest number of listed buildings in Somerset. Frome offers a range of shopping facilities, a sports centre, several cafés, a choice of pubs, local junior, middle and senior schools, several theatres and a cinema. Private schools are to be found in Wells, Bath, Warminster, Cranmore, Beckington, Glastonbury and Street. Bath and Bristol are within commuting distance, and the local railway station connects at Westbury for London, Paddington.

Plot Description - A link-detached two storey barn for conversion with proposed accommodation comprising large open plan kitchen and living area on the ground floor open to the eaves and with full height glazed doors providing a super naturally lit space. In addition, there is a utility room, family bathroom and three bedrooms, one with en suite facilities. First floor is home to a large master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite along with an office. A double car port is situated on the side of the building.

Services - Prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the location and capacity of any services.

Method of Sale - Private Treaty.

Viewings - Strictly by prior appointment with Cooper and Tanner.

Tel. . Please note this is a former barn and suitable precautions and care should be taken during viewings.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-02-12

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 9 Conversion Land listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£64,815 / acre
Conversion Land Average (1+ acres) £158,622 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 16% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Hayesdown First School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 9
    Pupils
    299
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome1.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    178
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Vallis First School1.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 9
    Pupils
    185
    Type
    Community school
  • Beckington Church First School1.4 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    5 to 9
    Pupils
    78
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome1.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 9
    Pupils
    185
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Frome Community College724 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    13 to 18
    Pupils
    1,298
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Selwood Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    658
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England/Methodist
  • Oakfield Academy1.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    490
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Matravers School5.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    958
    Type
    Foundation school
  • The Clarendon Academy5.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,082
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Frome Express, Frome920 metres
Budgens Frome, Frome0.8 miles
Co-op Fromefield, Frome0.8 miles

GP surgery

Frome Medical Practice0.8 miles

Pharmacy

Allied Pharmacy Frome979 metres

Hospital

Frome Community Hospital0.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field583 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Frome Rail Station1.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Lullington Lane333 metres

Typical drive times

Frome4 min · 1.5 miles
Westbury14 min · 7 miles
Warminster13 min · 7.9 miles
Bath (city)23 min · 12 miles
Bradford-on-Avon14 min · 8.1 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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