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2 Gabalfa Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8NF

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Gabalfa Road

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

2 Gabalfa Road is a semi-detached house in Sketty, Swansea, Swansea (SA2 8NF). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 83 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 117.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in September 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

2 Gabalfa Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Gabalfa Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8NF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 2 Gabalfa Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8NF

1decisions1extensions10documents
  1. May 2015
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension (Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    2015/0656
    Full record in report

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 Gabalfa Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2015.

Current estimate

£352,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£340,000

Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 September 2023Most recent

    £340,000

    +106.1%over 8 years

  2. 4 February 2015

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SA2 8NF: £225,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Gabalfa Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Gabalfa Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,096

Street avg £2,470

Strongly above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Above
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Coedfan, Sketty

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1 Emmanuel Gardens, Sketty

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1 Gabalfa Road, Sketty

SA2 8NF

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.
Full Swansea report

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

Sketty Park Drive — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

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