1 Carmarthen Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TX
About 1 Carmarthen Road
1 Carmarthen Road is an end-of-terrace house in Pontarddulais, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 0TX). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 111 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 100.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £200,000 in August 2024.
Energy performance
1 Carmarthen Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 1 Carmarthen Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TX
- Jun 2003New BuildFullOutcome in report
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- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- AM/03886
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2005Decision
- New BuildSept 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Carmarthen Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£218,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 26 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2024Most recent
£200,000
+233.3%over 8 years30 September 2015
£60,000
-58.3%over 8 years17 November 2006
£144,000
+71.4%over 5 years23 March 2001
£84,000
+320.0%over 2 years17 November 1998
£20,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA4 0TX: £110,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in SA4 0TX
9 Carmarthen Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TX
Sold Jan 2024
£240,00012 Carmarthen Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TX
Sold Mar 2021
£220,00010b, Carmarthen Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TX
Sold Mar 2021
£105,00015 Carmarthen Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TX
Sold Jun 2019
£110,00022 Carmarthen Road, Fforest, Pontarddulais, Swansea, SA4 0TX
Sold Dec 2017
£157,500
Versus other Carmarthen Road homes
Years Held for 1 Carmarthen Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,802
Street avg £1,330
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
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