1 Castell Mynach Cottages, Groesfaen, Pontyclun, CF72 8NB

1 Castell Mynach Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Groesfaen, Pontyclun, Pontyclun (CF72 8NB). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1010 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 is 32.5% above the 2007 sale price.