16 Shoemaker Close, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, NP23 4AU

16 Shoemaker Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale (NP23 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 is 44.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 71.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 20.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 16 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.