18 Glan Yr Afon, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5NR

18 Glan Yr Afon is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale (NP23 5NR). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since February 2008 — that's 18 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 2004–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 39% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.