18 Maes Y Rhedyn, Talbot Green, Pontyclun, CF72 8AN

18 Maes Y Rhedyn is a five-bedroom detached house in Talbot Green, Pontyclun, Pontyclun (CF72 8AN). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £538,000 sits 76.4% above the 2013 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 15.7% below the postcode norm. Last sold in June 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused.