15 Birchtree Close, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8LJ
About 15 Birchtree Close
15 Birchtree Close is a mid-terrace house in Sketty, Swansea, Swansea (SA2 8LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 45.9% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £127,500 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
15 Birchtree Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 15 Birchtree Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£186,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.3% per year over 15 years.
£127,500
Growth on file: 0.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
12 November 2021Most recent
£127,500
+4.1%over 15 years23 July 2006
£122,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA2 8LJ: £78,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in SA2 8LJ
8 Birchtree Close, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8LJ
Sold Oct 2021
£86,00028 Birchtree Close, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8LJ
Sold Mar 2021
£80,00045 Birchtree Close, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8LJ
Sold Jan 2021
£75,0003 Birchtree Close, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8LJ
Sold Dec 2020
£72,00022 Birchtree Close, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8LJ
Sold Dec 2019
£78,000
Versus other Birchtree Close homes
EPC Rating for 15 Birchtree Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Admirals Walk — bus stop.
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