1 Pentwyn Villas, Abersychan, Pontypool, NP4 7TU

1 Pentwyn Villas is a detached house in Abersychan, Pontypool, Pontypool (NP4 7TU). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 61.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 is 29.2% above the 2006 sale price.