12 Francis Street, Swansea, SA1 4NH
About 12 Francis Street
12 Francis Street is an end-of-terrace house in Swansea (SA1 4NH). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 47 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–90 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2014. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 12 Francis Street was refused — worth checking the council file.
1 application on record at 12 Francis Street, Swansea, SA1 4NH
- Aug 2025RenovationFullOutcome in report
Retention of front forecourt walls
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/1419/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
12 Francis Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 4NH: £118,000 (2019–2009).
Versus other Francis Street homes
12 Francis Street is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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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