Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Aurora is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Maritime Quarter, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 1FY). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2018) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 72 m² this is the 48th smallest of 70 units on EPC record in Aurora, where floor areas span 46–177 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 43.9% below the postcode norm. Sold August 2021 for £130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 September 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Aurora has no planning applications on record.
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Aurora's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
24 August 2021Most recent
£130,000
+5.7%over 4 years6 July 2017
£123,000
-5.4%over 8 years29 April 2009
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 1FY: £176,000 (2024–2020).
Aurora, Apartment 68, Trawler Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, SA1 1FY
Sold Oct 2024
Aurora, Apartment 24, Trawler Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, SA1 1FY
Sold Apr 2024
Aurora, Apartment 55, Trawler Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, SA1 1FY
Sold Aug 2023
Aurora, Apartment 3, Trawler Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, SA1 1FY
Sold May 2022
Aurora, Apartment 11, Trawler Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, SA1 1FY
Sold Jul 2020
Aurora is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,806
Street avg £3,213
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Swansea Marina — bus stop.
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