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

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£130,000

  • Since the 2014 sale (£97,000)+34%
  • Against SA1 8BS's recent median (£120,000)+8%

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
4
From EPC
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
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

£130,000

  • Against its 2014 sale (£97,000)+34%
  • Against SA1 8BS's recent median (£120,000)+8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Balaclava Street is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales 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

    71 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2014

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2014

  • Recent sales in SA1 8BS

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

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DataThis pageFull report
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.

4 Balaclava Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 September 2014Most recent

    £97,000

    +18.3%over 1 year

  2. 23 May 2013

    £82,000

    +1.2%over 1 year

  3. 20 July 2011

    £81,000

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 4 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 4 Balaclava Street

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

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 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 34% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.

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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 08 Oct 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 8 October 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2014from Mar 2011
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
10%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 4 Balaclava Street.

1 application on record at 4 Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BS

1decisions1extensions47nearby
  1. Mar 2004
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two storey rear extension

    Reference
    2004/0171
    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 epc rating, 4 Balaclava Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,366

Street avg £1,018

Above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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.
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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 EPre-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.
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1 Grenfell Park Road, St Thomas

SA1 8EY

£125k

1 Canaan Row, St Thomas

SA1 8EQ

£136k

1 Bay Street, Port Tennant

SA1 8LB

£124k

1 Ivy Bush Court, St Thomas

SA1 8DQ

£121k

1 Dupre Road, St Thomas

SA1 8HB

£147k

1 Balaclava Street, St Thomas

SA1 8BS

4 bed1 bath
£152k

1 Bay View, St Thomas

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Balaclava Street is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales 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. 3 sales are recorded for 4 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 4 Balaclava Street was lodged in October 2014 at band E and expired in October 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 4 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
4 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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