Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
37 Orion Apartments is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Pentrechwyth, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 7FX). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was C, 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 Average 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. At 74 m² this is the 34th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–124 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.
At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 20.5% below the postcode norm. Sold July 2019 for £145,500.
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 January 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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37 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.
37 Orion Apartments saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.9% per year over 7 years.
£145,500
Growth on file: -0.9% per year over 7 years.
4 July 2019Most recent
£145,500
+7.8%over 3 years18 December 2015
£135,000
-12.9%over 3 years6 September 2012
£154,995
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
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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
37 Orion Apartments outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,966
Street avg £2,478
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
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580/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Morfa Retail Park — bus stop.
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