Burrows Cottage, Burrows Road, Swansea, SA1 3UQ
About Burrows Cottage
Burrows Cottage is a semi-detached house in Swansea (SA1 3UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2021 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 November 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Burrows Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
28 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Burrows Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 3UQ: £136,000 (2022–2003).
Versus other Burrows Road homes
Burrows Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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Crime
580/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Civic Centre Level Access 3 — bus stop.
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