5 Castle Lofts, Castle Street, Swansea, SA1 1HF

5 Castle Lofts is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Swansea (SA1 1HF). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 5 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). At 88 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 8 units on file.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in May 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 106.9% above the 2010 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 38% below the postcode norm. At 88 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 7 EPCs).