13 Fairwater Close, Fairwater, Cwmbran, NP44 4RA

13 Fairwater Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Fairwater, Cwmbran, Cwmbran (NP44 4RA). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 14 units on file.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in June 2005. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 25.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 sits 60.3% above the 2005 sale of £63,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.