25 James Street, Port Talbot, SA13 1AW

25 James Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Port Talbot (SA13 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 48.9% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 29% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 12 EPCs).