5a, Glynllan, Blackmill, Bridgend, CF35 6EF

5a is an end-of-terrace house in Blackmill, Bridgend, Bridgend (CF35 6EF). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on lpg. At 59 m² this is the 7th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 36 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 807.1% above the 1995 sale of £14,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 68% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).