5 Crown Street, Port Talbot, SA13 1BG

5 Crown Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Port Talbot (SA13 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). At 59 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–164 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 27 units on file.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in February 2011. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 75.4% above the 2011 sale of £61,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 54.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 26 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. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.