Ty Hir, Capel Dewi Road, Capel Dewi, Carmarthen, SA32 8AY

Ty Hir is a detached house in Capel Dewi, Carmarthen, Carmarthen (SA32 8AY). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 66.7% above the 2011 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 19.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 120 m² it sits well below the postcode median (236 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.