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How Much Are Bungalows Worth Around the UK?
For many Frome homeowners in their 50s and 60s, the thought of moving to a single-storey home starts to sound more appealing. Whether it’s about planning for later life, wanting a bit less maintenance, or simply liking the layout of a bungalow, interest in these homes remains strong.
Across the UK, there are only 2 million bungalows, which might sound a lot until you realise there are over 28 million households in total. That means fewer than one in ten homes are bungalows, which helps explain why demand (and prices) remain firm.
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£ per square foot October 2025
Welcome back to news of Frome's property market, where each week I bring you different local property market stats and trends. This week I am back again with the October’s £/sq.ft statistics.
The average property presently inFrome is on the market for £364 per square foot, a figure representing the current heartbeat of Frome's property market.
Last month it was £362 per square foot.
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Frome House Prices: What’s Happened in the Last 10 Years
This map shows how house prices have changed across Frome over the past decade. The lighter yellow areas represent the parts of the town where average house prices have seen smallest rises, the orange shades in the middle increases, while the deep reds show the strongest house price growth.
It is a fascinating picture because it highlights how no two areas perform in quite the same way. Even within the same town, some pockets have surged ahead while others have grown more modestly. That is the beauty of the local property market, every street has its own story, and averages can only tell part of it.
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Will Your Frome Home Actually Sell?
When a home goes on the market, not every one of them sells and the homeowner moves home. In fact, since January 2025, of the 1,236,316 UK homes that have left estate agents’ books across the UK, only 680,896 (or 55.1%) have actually sold and homeowner moved (ie exchanged and completed), with the rest 555,420 (44.9%) withdrawn unsold.
This data shows how important realistic pricing and strong marketing are, especially the further South you go. The numbers below show the percentage chance that a home has sold and completed since the start of the year:
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House Prices in the Last 10 Years
When you look at the UK property market over the last 10 years, the picture is far from uniform. Northern Ireland has seen house prices climb by an eye-watering 68%, while London has managed just 19% in the same period.
