3 Orion Apartments, Phoebe Road, Copper Quarter, Pentrechwyth, Swansea, SA1 7FX

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 11 years. Across 2010–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 is 16.7% above the 2015 sale price.