Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
29 Orion Apartments is a two-bedroom detached house in Pentrechwyth, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 7FX). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 124 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (37–124 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 38 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 17.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 54.8% below the postcode norm.
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 October 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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29 Orion Apartments has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
29 Orion Apartments valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£138,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
25 March 2011Most recent
£138,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 7FX: £89,000 (2025–2019).
28 Orion Apartments, Phoebe Road, Copper Quarter, Pentrechwyth, Swansea, SA1 7FX
Sold Jul 2025
7 Orion Apartments, Phoebe Road, Copper Quarter, Pentrechwyth, Swansea, SA1 7FX
Sold Apr 2025
15 Orion Apartments, Phoebe Road, Copper Quarter, Pentrechwyth, Swansea, SA1 7FX
Sold Feb 2022
8 Orion Apartments, Phoebe Road, Copper Quarter, Pentrechwyth, Swansea, SA1 7FX
Sold Sept 2021
22 Orion Apartments, Phoebe Road, Copper Quarter, Pentrechwyth, Swansea, SA1 7FX
Sold Nov 2019
29 Orion Apartments is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,113
Street avg £2,501
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Morfa Retail Park — bus stop.
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