30b, The Butts, Frome, BA11 4AA

30b is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Frome (BA11 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 140.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £219,523. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.