28a, Catherine Hill, Frome, BA11 1BY

28a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Frome (BA11 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 116 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (29–116 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 28 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 sits 532.5% above the 1996 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£32/sq ft) was about 79.8% below the postcode norm.