Hillcrest, Cowbridge Road, Talygarn, Pontyclun, CF72 9JU

Hillcrest is a semi-detached house in Talygarn, Pontyclun, Pontyclun (CF72 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 127 m² it sits well below the postcode median (219 m² across 19 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 £448,000 sits 69.1% above the 2015 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.