4 Blaencefn, Winch Wen, Swansea, SA1 7LF

4 Blaencefn is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Winch Wen, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 7LF). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 66 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 34.9% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.