16 Abergarw Road, Brynmenyn, Bridgend, CF32 9LF

16 Abergarw Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brynmenyn, Bridgend, Bridgend (CF32 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.

Held since March 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 17% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 sits 198.7% above the 2003 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 43% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 27 EPCs).