40 Carmarthen Road, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6SU

40 Carmarthen Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cross Hands, Llanelli, Llanelli (SA14 6SU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2009–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 49.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 40.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £99,000 in March 2019.