196 198, Cwmgarw Road, Upper Brynamman, Ammanford, SA18 1DB

196 198 is a detached house in Upper Brynamman, Ammanford, Ammanford (SA18 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in August 1997. At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 922.7% above the 1997 sale of £22,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£14/sq ft) was about 86.2% below the postcode norm.