2 Drefach Cottages, Aberaeron, SA46 0JR

2 Drefach Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Aberaeron (SA46 0JR). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 10.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 270.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £155,100. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.