Flat, 468 Gower Road, Killay, Swansea, SA2 7DZ

Flat is a detached house in Killay, Swansea, Swansea (SA2 7DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity. At 72 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–177 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 80).

Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 56.7% below the 2022 sale of £395,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£510/sq ft) was about 175.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £395,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.