26 Catherine Street, Swansea, SA1 4JT
About 26 Catherine Street
26 Catherine Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swansea (SA1 4JT). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 21.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 97.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 19 EPCs). Last sale on file: £152,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
26 Catherine Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
44 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
26 Catherine Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 27 years.
£152,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2022Most recent
£152,000
+31.0%over 5 years26 April 2016
£116,000
+103.5%over 15 years5 April 2001
£56,995
+16.3%over 2 years30 November 1998
£49,000
+53.1%over 3 years6 April 1995
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 4JT: £158,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SA1 4JT
Versus other Catherine Street homes
26 Catherine Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,203
Street avg £1,431
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
St Helens Road — bus stop.
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