8 Richardson Street, Swansea, SA1 3JF
About 8 Richardson Street
8 Richardson Street is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swansea (SA1 3JF). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in December 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 sits 268.3% above the 1996 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 60.5% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
8 Richardson Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
29 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Richardson Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£60,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 December 1996Most recent
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 3JF: £134,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in SA1 3JF
Versus other Richardson Street homes
Price per m² for 8 Richardson Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£484
Street avg £1,360
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Argyle Street — bus stop.
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