1 New Cottage, Pen Y Fai, Bridgend, CF31 4LX
About 1 New Cottage
1 New Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Pen-Y-Fai, Bridgend, Bridgend (CF31 4LX). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since August 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 is 28.3% above the 2007 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 January 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 New Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 New Cottage, Pen Y Fai, Bridgend, CF31 4LX
- Mar 2003ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Erect Conservatory
Extension- Reference
- P/03/79/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
1 New Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 10 years.
£179,995
Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2007Most recent
£179,995
+157.2%over 6 years9 February 2001
£69,995
+25.6%over 3 years5 June 1997
£55,750
Median price across the last 3 sales in CF31 4LX: £166,000 (2022–2014).
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Crime
252/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Heol Eglwys — bus stop.
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