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28 Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BR

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About 28 Balaclava Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

28 Balaclava Street is a semi-detached house in St. Thomas, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 8BR). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 103 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 22 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Balaclava Street has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

53 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

28 Balaclava Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£159,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 8BR: £155,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Balaclava Street homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

28 Balaclava Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

62 (D)

Street avg 60 (D)

On par

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 28 Balaclava Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£164k

1 Llys Hafan, Lamberts Road

SA1 8QH

£154k

1 Beaumont Crescent, St Thomas

SA1 8DW

£169k

1 Danygraig Road, Port Tennant

SA1 8LY

1 bed
£148k

1 Balaclava Street, St Thomas

SA1 8BS

4 bed1 bath
£172k

1 Bay View, St Thomas

SA1 8BB

£172k

1 Kilvey Terrace, St Thomas

SA1 8BA

2 bed
£143k

1 Bay Street, Port Tennant

SA1 8LB

£178k

1 Elba Crescent, Crymlyn Burrows

SA1 8QQ

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Swansea district page.
Full Swansea report

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St Thomas Church — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 28 Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.