5 Victoria Terrace, Swansea, SA1 4LS
About 5 Victoria Terrace
5 Victoria Terrace is a mid-terrace house in Swansea (SA1 4LS). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Held since August 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1995–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 87.6% above the 2008 sale of £97,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Victoria Terrace 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
5 Victoria Terrace's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 13 years.
£97,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2008Most recent
£97,000
+86.5%over 9 years10 December 1998
£52,000
+6.1%over 3 years29 June 1995
£49,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 4LS: £206,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in SA1 4LS
Versus other Victoria Terrace homes
EPC Rating for 5 Victoria Terrace lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,000
Street avg £1,333
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
King Edward Road Shops — bus stop.
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