1 Brook Terrace, Rhiwsaeson Road, Cross Inn, Pontyclun, CF72 8NZ

1 Brook Terrace is an end-of-terrace house in Cross Inn, Pontyclun, Pontyclun (CF72 8NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 is 18.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 282.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold June 2021 for £175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.