16 De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 9AR

16 De La Beche Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sketty, Swansea, Swansea (SA2 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

It hasn't traded since May 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 sits 317.9% above the 1998 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 65.1% below the postcode norm.