Pembroke Place, Flat 12, Pier Street, Swansea, SA1 1RY

Pembroke Place is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Swansea (SA1 1RY). It has a recorded floor area of 18 m² (around 194 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 18 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Pembroke Place (18–45 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2001 — that's 25 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 £116,000 sits 310.6% above the 2001 sale of £28,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 16.4% below the postcode norm. At 18 m² it sits well below the postcode median (34 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).