17 Parklands, Corntown, Bridgend, CF35 5BE

17 Parklands is a detached house in Corntown, Bridgend, Bridgend (CF35 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. At 131 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (166 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 sits 172.8% above the 2000 sale of £167,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 44.8% below the postcode norm.