Arlington, Beach Road, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3YN

Arlington is a detached house in Penclawdd, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 3YN). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (May 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 128% above the 2013 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 52.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013.