Gwynfryn, Pencader Road, Pontwelly, Llandysul, SA44 4AE

Gwynfryn is a semi-detached house in Pontwelly, Llandysul, Llandysul (SA44 4AE). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 409.4% above the 1997 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 56.7% below the postcode norm. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs).