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16 Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BS

1 planning record

Estimated value

£143,000

  • Since the 1997 sale (£33,000)+333%
  • Against SA1 8BS's recent median (£120,000)+19%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£143,000

  • Against its 1997 sale (£33,000)+333%
  • Against SA1 8BS's recent median (£120,000)+19%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 16 Balaclava Street is modelled from its 110 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SA1 8BS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    110 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2015

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 1997

  • Recent sales in SA1 8BS

    5 sales, median £120,000 (2025–2021)

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SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Balaclava Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Sales timeline

  1. 14 November 1997Most recent

    £33,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 8BS: £120,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 16 Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 16 Balaclava Street

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

16 Balaclava Street is a mid-terrace house in St. Thomas, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2015) 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. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in November 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 sits 333.3% above the 1997 sale of £33,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£28/sq ft) was about 72.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2025

Current Certificate
Mar 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 March 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Balaclava Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 16 Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BS

1decisions1extensions47nearby
  1. Jul 2003
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Reference
    2003/0969
    Full record in report

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On the street

Versus other Balaclava Street homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 16 Balaclava Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£300

Street avg £1,074

Strongly below

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
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

580/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St Thomas Church — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • St Thomas ChurchBus stop147m
  • Cape HornerBus stop149m
  • St Thomas' ChurchBus stop158m
  • The Dockers ClubBus stop166m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences3,276 reports35%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,210 reports13%
  • Shoplifting1,135 reports12%
  • Public Order981 reports11%

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

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£147k

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SA1 8BS

4 bed1 bath
£136k

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SA1 8LB

£152k

1 Bay View, St Thomas

SA1 8BB

£152k

1 Beaumont Crescent, St Thomas

SA1 8DW

£153k

1 Llys Hafan, Lamberts Road

SA1 8QH

£133k

1 George Powell House, Balaclava Street, St Thomas

SA1 8BR

£133k

1 Grenfell Park Road, St Thomas

SA1 8EY

£159k

1 Elba Crescent, Crymlyn Burrows

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Balaclava Street is modelled from its 110 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SA1 8BS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 16 Balaclava Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Balaclava Street was lodged in March 2015 at band D and expired in March 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 16 Balaclava Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from SA1 8BS.
Council tax band
16 Balaclava Street is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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