12a, Eleanor Close, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6RD

12a is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Pencoed, Bridgend, Bridgend (CF35 6RD). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 111.5% above the 2011 sale of £178,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.