Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Orion Apartments is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Pentrechwyth, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 7FX). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 3 Orion Apartments (38–74 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (85 versus a worst of 74). The latest certificate (March 2021) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, 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.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Last sold in January 2015, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across 2010–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 22.2% above the 2015 sale price.
3 Orion Apartments's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 March 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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3 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.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.8% per year over 4 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: -2.8% per year over 4 years.
23 January 2015Most recent
£90,000
-11.8%over 4 years26 August 2010
£101,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 7FX: £89,000 (2025–2019).
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Sold Jul 2025
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Sold Apr 2025
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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
On co₂ emissions, 3 Orion Apartments stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,368
Street avg £2,467
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 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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