1 Charles Street, Treherbert, Treorchy, CF42 5HF

1 Charles Street is a detached house in Treherbert, Treorchy, Treorchy (CF42 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 173.7% above the 2006 sale of £47,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.