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6a Fforest Cottages, Fforest Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TN

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£141,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£105,000)+34%
  • Against SA4 0TN's recent median (£170,000)-17%

Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£141,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£105,000)+34%
  • Against SA4 0TN's recent median (£170,000)-17%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 6a Fforest Cottages is modelled from its 60 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SA4 0TN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    60 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in SA4 0TN

    5 sales, median £170,000 (2026–2024)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 September 2021Most recent

    £105,000

    +35.5%over 4 years

  2. 27 April 2017

    £77,500

    +19.2%over 6 years

  3. 21 January 2011

    £65,000

    +44.4%over 10 years

  4. 11 December 2000

    £45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SA4 0TN: £170,000 (2026–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 6a Fforest Cottages, Fforest Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 6a Fforest Cottages

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

6a Fforest Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Pontarddulais, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 0TN). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £105,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 is 34.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 60.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 9 March 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2013from Apr 2010
Low Energy Lighting
60%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Mar 2025from May 2013
EPC improved fromD58toC71
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%89%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6a Fforest Cottages, Fforest Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6a Fforest Cottages has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Fforest Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

6a Fforest Cottages is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£1,750

Street avg £1,253

Above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly above
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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

160/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Black Lion — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Black LionBus stop110m
  • Pontarddulais Rail StationRailway station120m
  • Pontarddulais Rail StationRailway station140m
  • Fforest RoadBus stop146m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences974 reports44%
  • Anti-social Behaviour318 reports14%
  • Public Order242 reports11%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson201 reports9%

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

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 6a Fforest Cottages is modelled from its 60 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SA4 0TN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 6a Fforest Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 6a Fforest Cottages was lodged in March 2025 at band C and is valid until March 2035. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 6a Fforest Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from SA4 0TN.
Council tax band
6a Fforest Cottages is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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