Altamar, Flat 1, Kings Road, Swansea, SA1 8PY

Altamar is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swansea (SA1 8PY). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Altamar (25–95 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since January 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (48 m² across 68 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 55.4% above the 2006 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 17.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.