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48 Fforest Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TW

Estimated value

£261,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£199,950)+31%
  • Against SA4 0TW's recent median (£450,000)-42%

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
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£261,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£199,950)+31%
  • Against SA4 0TW's recent median (£450,000)-42%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 48 Fforest Road is modelled from its 103 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SA4 0TW. 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

    103 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2023

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in SA4 0TW

    5 sales, median £450,000 (2026–2021)

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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.

48 Fforest Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 April 2025Most recent

    £199,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SA4 0TW: £450,000 (2026–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 48 Fforest Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TW. 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 48 Fforest Road

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

48 Fforest Road is a detached house in Pontarddulais, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 0TW). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £199,950 in April 2025. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 30.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 58.2% 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.

48 Fforest Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Nov 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 November 2033

6 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 48 Fforest Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

48 Fforest Road 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 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

48 Fforest Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,941

Street avg £1,790

On par

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 157 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly below
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

0.2 km

Fforest Square — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Fforest SquareBus stop163m
  • Fforest SquareBus stop186m
  • Heol-y-PlasBus stop222m
  • Post OfficeBus stop232m

Most reported crime locally

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

Go deeper on the local area

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

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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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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£250k

1 Clos Glyndwr, Hendy, Pontarddulais

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£282k

1 Bronallt Road, Hendy, Pontarddulais

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£238k

1 Llanedi Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais

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£231k

1 Clayton Road, Hendy, Pontarddulais

SA4 0US

£217k

1 Squirrel Walk, Fforest, Pontarddulais

SA4 0UH

3 bed2 bath
£318k

1 Clos Y Wern, Hendy, Pontarddulais

SA4 0XZ

£320k

1 Clos Y Deri, Llanedi, Pontarddulais

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 48 Fforest Road is modelled from its 103 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SA4 0TW. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 48 Fforest Road. 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 48 Fforest Road was lodged in November 2023 at band E and is valid until November 2033. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 48 Fforest Road. 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 0TW.
Council tax band
48 Fforest Road is in council tax band D. 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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