9 Elm Rise, Bryncethin, Bridgend, CF32 9SX

9 Elm Rise is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bryncethin, Bridgend, Bridgend (CF32 9SX). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 24.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 74% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £157,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.