4 The Square, Llanharan, Pontyclun, CF72 9NR

4 The Square is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Llanharan, Pontyclun, Pontyclun (CF72 9NR). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 83 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 72–178 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 290% above the 1997 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 53.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. At 83 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 9 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.