Marina Villas, Apartment 17, Trawler Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, SA1 1FZ

Marina Villas is a mid-terrace house in Maritime Quarter, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 1FZ). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. At 46 m² this is the 7th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in Marina Villas, where floor areas span 41–214 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. 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. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 29.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £140,000.