259 King Street, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, NP23 4DH

259 King Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale (NP23 4DH). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump.

Held since January 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 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 71.6% above the 2007 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.