Byrlton House, Flat 8, 4 Vallis Way, Frome, BA11 3BD

Byrlton House is an end-of-terrace house in Frome (BA11 3BD). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Byrlton House (27–55 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (44 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £95,000 in July 2021. 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 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 23.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 99.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.