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

Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Balaclava Street

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

5 Balaclava Street is a mid-terrace house in St. Thomas, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.

At 66 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 49.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £89,000 in August 2019.

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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
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

5 Balaclava Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£133,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£89,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 August 2019Most recent

    £89,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 8BS: £115,000 (2024–2021).

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 floor area, 5 Balaclava Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,348

Street avg £992

Above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 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.
£131k

1 Grenfell Park Road, St Thomas

SA1 8EY

£139k

1 George Powell House, Balaclava Street, St Thomas

SA1 8BR

£127k

1 Ivy Bush Court, St Thomas

SA1 8DQ

£143k

1 Bay Street, Port Tennant

SA1 8LB

£123k

1 Canaan Row, St Thomas

SA1 8EQ

£120k

1 Dupre Road, St Thomas

SA1 8HB

£148k

1 Balaclava Street, St Thomas

SA1 8BS

4 bed1 bath
£154k

1 Beaumont Crescent, St Thomas

SA1 8DW

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 5 Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.