13 Rushfield Gardens, Bridgend, CF31 1DE

13 Rushfield Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bridgend (CF31 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 53 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 25 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 45% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 62.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.