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8 St James Crescent, Swansea, SA1 6DZ

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
359 m²
3864 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 St James Crescent

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 St James Crescent is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Swansea (SA1 6DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 359 m² (around 3864 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since February 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 359 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 sits 217.1% above the 2004 sale of £117,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 St James Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 St James Crescent, Swansea, SA1 6DZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 St James Crescent has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

1 application on record at 8 St James Crescent, Swansea, SA1 6DZ

1 live now
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Flagged:Listed building
  1. May 2025
    RenovationHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Replacement front portico that spans two buildings: No's 8 & 9 St. James Crescent. (application for Listed Building Consent)

    Listed
    Documents
    23 docs on file
    Reference
    2025/0393/LBC
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 St James Crescent was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£371,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2004)

£117,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 February 2004Most recent

    £117,000

    +17.0%over 3 years

  2. 30 March 2000

    £100,000

    +11.1%over 7 months

  3. 26 August 1999

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 6DZ: £255,000 (2023–2011).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Swansea district page.
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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St James Church — bus stop.

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