3 Benson Street, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3XY

3 Benson Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Penclawdd, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 3XY). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 53.3% above the 2021 sale of £105,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 71 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Sold August 2021 for £105,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.