What kind of home is 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR?

23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR?

23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR last sold for £145,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £100,000 in May 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR changed over time?

Across 3 sales between May 2008 and February 2021, 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR rose from £100,000 to £145,000, a change of £45,000. That works out to roughly +2.9% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR?

The current EPC rating for 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR is E with a score of 43 out of 100, lodged in October 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR?

23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR use?

The latest EPC at 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR?

23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR is in council tax band C.

Which area is 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR in?

23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR sits in St. Thomas, Swansea, Swansea. It falls within the SA1 postcode district.

Is 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR in a safe area?

Police records around 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR?

The closest bus stop to 23 St Elmo Avenue, SA1 8DR is Grenfell Park, 93m away. The nearest rail option is Swansea Rail Station, 612m away.

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23 St Elmo Avenue, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8DR

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 43

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 St Elmo Avenue

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

23 St Elmo Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St. Thomas, Swansea, Swansea (SA1 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 25.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £145,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

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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 02 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

E43

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 St Elmo Avenue, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 St Elmo Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£182,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£145,000

Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

17 February 2021Most recent
£145,000
+20.8%over 5 years
11 January 2016
£120,000
+20.0%over 7 years
8 May 2008
£100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SA1 8DR: £132,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in SA1 8DR

On the street

Versus other St Elmo Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 23 St Elmo Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,813

Street avg £1,599

Above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 81 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

£218k

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1 Kilvey Terrace, St Thomas

SA1 8BA

2 bed

£148k

1 Balaclava Street, St Thomas

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4 bed1 bath

£195k

1 Kinley Street, St Thomas

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1 bed1 bath

£169k

1 Danygraig Road, Port Tennant

SA1 8LY

1 bed

£184k

1 Glenroy Avenue, St Thomas

SA1 8DU

£178k

1 Elba Crescent, Crymlyn Burrows

SA1 8QQ

£191k

1 Grafog Street, Port Tennant

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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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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Grenfell Park — bus stop.

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FAQ

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