Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Orchard House, Heol Eglwys, Pen Y Fai, Bridgend, CF31 4LY
Estimated value
£600,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£540,000)+11%
- Against CF31 4LY's recent median (£260,000)+131%
Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
206 m²
2217 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£600,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£540,000)+11%
- Against CF31 4LY's recent median (£260,000)+131%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Orchard House is modelled from its 206 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CF31 4LY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
206 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CF31 4LY
5 sales, median £260,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
11 August 2022Most recent
£540,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF31 4LY: £260,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CF31 4LY
14 Heol Eglwys, Pen Y Fai, Bridgend, CF31 4LY
Sold Jan 2025
£192,500Linden Lea, Heol Eglwys, Pen Y Fai, Bridgend, CF31 4LY
Sold Jan 2025
£260,0001 Thornfield Mews, Heol Eglwys, Pen Y Fai, Bridgend, CF31 4LY
Sold Jul 2024
£179,99910 Heol Eglwys, Pen Y Fai, Bridgend, CF31 4LY
Sold Feb 2024
£350,00023 Heol Eglwys, Pen Y Fai, Bridgend, CF31 4LY
Sold Oct 2023
£350,000
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About Orchard House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard House is a detached house in Pen-Y-Fai, Bridgend, Bridgend (CF31 4LY). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £600,000 is 11.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 57.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £540,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Orchard House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Oct 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 October 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard House, Heol Eglwys, Pen Y Fai, Bridgend, CF31 4LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Orchard House has no planning applications on record.
8
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Heol Eglwys homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Orchard House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,621
Street avg £2,114
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bridgend district page.
Crime
252/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Heol Eglwys — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Heol EglwysBus stop78m
- Pheasant InnBus stop146m
- Penyfai Post OfficeBus stop242m
- HillcrestBus stop342m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,794 reports40%
- Anti-social Behaviour658 reports14%
- Public Order612 reports13%
- Shoplifting398 reports9%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Orchard House is modelled from its 206 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CF31 4LY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Orchard House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Orchard House was lodged in October 2021 at band C and is valid until October 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Orchard House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CF31 4LY.
- Council tax band
- Orchard House is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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