8 St Helens Avenue, Swansea, SA1 4ND
About 8 St Helens Avenue
8 St Helens Avenue is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swansea (SA1 4ND). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £185,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 41.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
8 St Helens Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 St Helens Avenue 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 20 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
8 October 2020Most recent
£185,000
+5.7%over 2 years27 June 2018
£175,000
+29.6%over 14 years28 September 2003
£135,000
+64.6%over 1 year10 October 2001
£82,000
+13.9%over 7 months27 February 2001
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 4ND: £252,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SA1 4ND
Versus other St Helens Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 8 St Helens Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,186
Street avg £1,125
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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 Crescent — bus stop.
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