3 Granary Cottages, Betws Yn Rhos, Abergele, LL22 8AR

3 Granary Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Betws Yn Rhos, Abergele, Abergele (LL22 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–170 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 42 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 18.4% above the 2022 sale price. Sold April 2022 for £114,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.