4 Blaenant Street, Duffryn Rhondda, Port Talbot, SA13 3HB

4 Blaenant Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Duffryn Rhondda, Port Talbot, Port Talbot (SA13 3HB). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 115.9% above the 2012 sale of £63,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 41.8% below the postcode norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in November 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.