The Coach House, Cae Dre Street, Bridgend, CF31 4AY

The Coach House is a detached house in Bridgend (CF31 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 59 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 71.4% above the 2014 sale of £98,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.