1 Russell Street, Swansea, SA1 4HR
About 1 Russell Street
1 Russell Street is an end-of-terrace house in Swansea (SA1 4HR). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 sits 77.7% above the 2024 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold April 2024 for £130,000.
Energy performance
1 Russell Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Russell Street has an approved front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Russell Street, Swansea, SA1 4HR
- Oct 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
Front dormer extension
- Reference
- 2002/1476
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Sales history & valuation
1 Russell Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 April 2024Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 4HR: £205,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SA1 4HR
Versus other Russell Street homes
On floor area, 1 Russell Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£760
Street avg £969
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St George Hotel 1 — bus stop.
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