Flat 1, 5 Edward Street, Bridgend, CF31 3AB

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Bridgend (CF31 3AB). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–34 m².

Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 sits 52.9% above the 2004 sale of £102,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 128.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.