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Top places to live in Somerset Frome

The community-minded town’s packed with arty, artisan indy businesses and cafes, and hosts the best street market in the West. Part of our Top 200 Places to Live series.

WHY?

Recently listed as one of the best places to live in the UK by The Times, the community-minded town’s packed with arty, artisan indy businesses and cafes, and hosts the best street market in the West.

EAT

Work your way around Eight Stony Street, Bistro Lotte, Fat Radish, the River House Cafe and many more. Brand new Flow Bar looks good. Excellent gastropub The Talbot Inn and private members club Babington House are close by.

SHOP

Where to start? The streets around Catherine Hill and Cheap Street are stuffed with interesting indies, including Settlers Stores clothing, lifestyle store Resident, flowers at Bramble & Wild, vintage fashion Deadly is the Female, Hunting Raven bookshop, Black Swan Arts…we could go on. The fantabulous Frome Independent market – designer makers/artisan food and drink/vintage – is on the first Sunday of the month, plus other regular foodie markets.

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS

Two theatres, several music venues including The Cheese & Grain (Foo Fighters anyone?), Westway independent cinema. Gorgeous countryside round about. Bath’s about 25 mins away.

AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE

The area around Catherine Hill is one of the most desirable and therefore most expensive areas to buy in Frome but the overall average house price last year was £346,657. Detached properties sold for an average of £475,033 with semis fetching £309,347.

HOT PROPERTY

The 3-bed period house. once a school, dates from c.1782 and is a short walk from the town centre. Offers over £600,000

SCHOOLS

Several ‘Good’ state primaries and secondaries including Selwood, Oakfield, Frome Community College. Plethora of independent schools nearby, including Wells Cathedral School, a Steiner academy, King’s Bruton and Bruton School for Girls; All Hallows in Shepton Mallet, Downside in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, and Monkton Combe Senior , Monkton Combe Prep, The Paragon School and Prior Park College.

BEST KEPT SECRET

There are about 400 listed buildings in Frome and a clutch of famous residents in the locale include Kevin McCloud and Carlos Agosta.

COMMUTE

Frome to London Paddington from 1 hour 40 mins but you will have to change at Westbury.

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Langport

Thriving laid back indies and a spirit to match on the edge of the Somerset Levels (and with the possible return of the railway it could be a good time to buy).

Ilminster

Sleepy Somerset market town which just happens to house the HQ (with shop and bar) of one of the UK's top designers.

Castle Cary

Enjoy all that this pretty South Somerset town has to offer and Bruton's culture/foodie scene on the doorstep (but without the price tag to live there).

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Bear Flat, Bath

The best of both worlds in this 'village' to the south of the city centre, with a lovely community feel and lots of indy shops – yet with everything the World Heritage City of Bath has to offer on your doorstep.

Frome

The community-minded town’s packed with arty, artisan indy businesses and cafes, and hosts the best street market in the West.

Bruton

The Notting Hill of the South West has more than its fair share of cultural highlights, great food and famous people.

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Clevedon

Independently minded, lively little seaside town overlooking the Bristol Channel and beyond, with elegant Victorian villas, indy shops and eateries, possibly the country's prettiest pier – and only 15 miles from Bristol.

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Wells

England's smallest city is fast becoming the South West's go-to place for festivals with annual food, comedy, theatre and literary fests.

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