3 Leyshon Road, Gwaun Cae Gurwen, Ammanford, SA18 1EL

3 Leyshon Road is a detached house in Gwaun Cae Gurwen, Ammanford, Ammanford (SA18 1EL). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Held since January 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 sits 68.4% above the 2007 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 22% below the postcode norm.