Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Church Street, Pontycymer, Bridgend, CF32 8LB
Estimated value
£195,000
- Since the 2024 sale (£180,000)+8%
- Against CF32 8LB's recent median (£130,000)+50%
Newest record on this page: April 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
169 m²
1819 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£195,000
- Against its 2024 sale (£180,000)+8%
- Against CF32 8LB's recent median (£130,000)+50%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Church Street is modelled from its 169 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF32 8LB. 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
169 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2014
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in CF32 8LB
5 sales, median £130,000 (2020–2006)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2024 | 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.
3 Church Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2014.
Sales timeline
10 April 2024Most recent
£180,000
+104.5%over 9 years9 December 2014
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF32 8LB: £130,000 (2020–2006).
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 3 Church Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Church Street is a semi-detached house in Pontycymer, Bridgend, Bridgend (CF32 8LB). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2014–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 16.7% below the postcode norm. Sold April 2024 for £180,000.
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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.
3 Church Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2024
Current Certificate
Jul 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 July 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Church Street, Pontycymer, Bridgend, CF32 8LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Church Street has no planning applications on record.
1
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 3 Church Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
159/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Oxford Street — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Oxford StreetBus stop169m
- Richard StreetBus stop177m
- Fenton PlaceBus stop351m
- Pontycwmmer SquareBus stop439m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,125 reports47%
- Anti-social Behaviour307 reports13%
- Public Order256 reports11%
- Criminal Damage & Arson166 reports7%
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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 3 Church Street is modelled from its 169 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF32 8LB. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 3 Church Street. 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 3 Church Street was lodged in July 2014 at band F and expired in July 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 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 3 Church Street. 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 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CF32 8LB.
- Council tax band
- 3 Church Street is in council tax band C. 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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