Flat 2, 52 Catherine Street, Frome, BA11 1DU

Flat 2 is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Frome (BA11 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 114 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (31–114 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 9 units on file. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

It hasn't traded since October 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 sits 55.2% above the 2005 sale of £169,470. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 22.6% below the postcode norm.