1 De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 9AR
About 1 De La Beche Road
1 De La Beche Road is an end-of-terrace house in Sketty, Swansea, Swansea (SA2 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 is 47.8% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 101 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 33 EPCs).
Energy performance
1 De La Beche Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
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Planning history
1 De La Beche Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£178,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 November 2009Most recent
£178,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA2 9AR: £275,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in SA2 9AR
10 De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 9AR
Sold Nov 2025
£275,0008 De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 9AR
Sold Nov 2025
£345,0002 De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 9AR
Sold Jul 2025
£252,50040 De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 9AR
Sold Mar 2025
£195,00017 De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 9AR
Sold Mar 2025
£362,000
Versus other De La Beche Road homes
1 De La Beche Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,761
Street avg £1,654
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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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
De-La-Beche Road — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.







