17 Ostrey Bank, St Clears, Carmarthen, SA33 4AH

17 Ostrey Bank is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in St. Clears, Carmarthen, Carmarthen (SA33 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 85 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. A recent sale: £158,000 in February 2025. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 24.7% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.