7 St Albans Road, Treherbert, Treorchy, CF42 5DD

7 St Albans Road is a mid-terrace house in Treherbert, Treorchy, Treorchy (CF42 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 sits 123.5% above the 2005 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm.