18 Fairoak Chase, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2PH

18 Fairoak Chase is a three-bedroom detached house in Brackla, Bridgend, Bridgend (CF31 2PH). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 sits 89.1% above the 2013 sale of £138,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.