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

20 De La Beche Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sketty, Swansea, Swansea (SA2 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2368 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 1996, a hold of 30 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 220 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 sits 404.5% above the 1996 sale of £77,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 73.8% below the postcode norm.