51b, Tydraw Street, Port Talbot, SA13 1BR

51b is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Port Talbot (SA13 1BR). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 77 m² this is the 4th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 13–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 26 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 sits 153.7% above the 2015 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 27.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in May 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. At 77 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 25 EPCs).