Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 New Road, Cockett, Swansea, SA2 0GA
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 New Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 New Road is an end-of-terrace house in Cockett, Swansea, Swansea (SA2 0GA). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 57.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 New Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jun 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 June 2029
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 New Road, Cockett, Swansea, SA2 0GA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 New Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 8 New Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£388,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.3% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2021)
£355,000
Growth on file: 12.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2021Most recent
£355,000
+914.3%over 19 years9 November 2001
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA2 0GA: £185,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in SA2 0GA
Versus other New Road homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 8 New Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,305
Street avg £1,605
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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Crime
120/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fry`s Corner — bus stop.
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