16 Catherston Close, Frome, BA11 4HR
About 16 Catherston Close
16 Catherston Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Frome (BA11 4HR). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in May 2006. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 sits 89.5% above the 2006 sale of £220,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2004PorchFullIn report
Demolition of existing porch and erection of conservatory (DEL)
ExtensionConservatoryDemolition- Reference
- 118072/000
What's in 16 Catherston Close, Frome, BA11 4HR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Catherston Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 3 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
31 May 2006Most recent
£220,000
+51.7%over 3 years20 December 2002
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 4HR: £400,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BA11 4HR
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Versus other Catherston Close homes
EPC Rating for 16 Catherston Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,588
Street avg £2,837
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Westover — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Trinity Church of England First School. 10 schools nearby.
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