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Get startedPen Y Banc is a detached house in Carmarthen (SA32 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very 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 A (score 97), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 108 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Pen Y Banc's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension to existing dwelling unit
Pen Y Banc has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
On floor area, Pen Y Banc runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 143 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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CONSTRUCT DETACHED GARAGE: NEW ACCESS ROAD: AMEND APPROVED PLANS [REF E/25416 APPROVED 03/07/2012] (RESUBMISSION OF E/27397 REFUSED 11.01.2013)
3 more applications for this property
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Median price across the last 5 sales in SA32 7DB: £283,000 (2018–2012).
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms