26 Nant Cottages, Minffordd, Bangor, LL57 4DR

26 Nant Cottages is a three-bedroom detached house in Minffordd, Bangor, Bangor (LL57 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 686 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in December 2008. 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: 14.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 is 20.5% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).