5 Castle Street, Frome, BA11 3BN

5 Castle Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Frome (BA11 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the 6th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–293 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in January 2008. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 is 32.1% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 140.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.