1 Phillips Parade, Swansea, SA1 4JL

1 Phillips Parade is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Swansea (SA1 4JL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 87 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–174 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 87 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 23 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 51.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.