43a, Catherine Street, Frome, BA11 1DB

43a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Frome (BA11 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). At 130 m² this is the 24th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–229 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 28 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since December 2004, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 is 17.3% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 38.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.