5 Eigen Crescent, Mayhill, Swansea, SA1 6LB

5 Eigen Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Mayhill, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 6LB). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 160% above the 2009 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 21.8% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 22 EPCs).