11a 11b, Catherine Hill, Frome, BA11 1BZ

11a 11b is a detached house in Frome (BA11 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold May 2022 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£839/sq ft) was about 276.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.