16 Margam Street, Cymmer, Port Talbot, SA13 3ED

16 Margam Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cymmer, Port Talbot, Port Talbot (SA13 3ED). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft.

Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -0.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 69.1% above the 2013 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last sold in October 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.