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

4 Balaclava Street is a mid-terrace house in St. Thomas, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 42.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.