87 Cwmgarw Road, Upper Brynamman, Ammanford, SA18 1DA

87 Cwmgarw Road is a semi-detached house in Upper Brynamman, Ammanford, Ammanford (SA18 1DA). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 118 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 36 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 is 42.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.