14 Carn Wen, Bridgend, CF31 5BW

14 Carn Wen is a two-bedroom detached house in Bridgend (CF31 5BW). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (48–201 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Held since April 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. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 13.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.