138 King Edward S Road, Swansea, SA1 4LW
About 138 King Edward S Road
138 King Edward S Road is a mid-terrace house in Swansea (SA1 4LW). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 23.6% below the 2025 sale of £280,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 86.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £280,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
138 King Edward S Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
138 King Edward S Road 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
138 King Edward S Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 24 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
10 January 2025Most recent
£280,000
+409.1%over 23 years29 August 2001
£55,000
+61.8%over 11 months12 October 2000
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 4LW: £280,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SA1 4LW
144 King Edward S Road, Swansea, SA1 4LW
Sold Nov 2025
£282,500137 King Edward S Road, Swansea, SA1 4LW
Sold Jan 2025
£280,000149 King Edward S Road, Swansea, SA1 4LW
Sold Oct 2024
£285,000161 King Edward S Road, Swansea, SA1 4LW
Sold Aug 2024
£252,000154 King Edward S Road, Swansea, SA1 4LW
Sold Jul 2024
£250,000
Versus other King Edward S Road homes
138 King Edward S Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,667
Street avg £1,207
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Helens Crescent — bus stop.
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