Flat C, 14 Morfa Street, Bridgend, CF31 1HA

Flat C is a detached house in Bridgend (CF31 1HA). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (46 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 14.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£530/sq ft) was about 815.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.