Flat 2, 42 Catherine Street, Frome, BA11 1DB

Flat 2 is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Frome (BA11 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. At 69 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (71 versus a worst of 51). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sold May 2021 for £192,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. At 69 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 27 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 is 15.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 66.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.