Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Beach Cottage, Beach Road, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3YN
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£213,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£198,012)+8%
- Against SA4 3YN's recent median (£165,000)+29%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£213,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£198,012)+8%
- Against SA4 3YN's recent median (£165,000)+29%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Beach Cottage is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SA4 3YN. 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
78 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2017
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in SA4 3YN
5 sales, median £165,000 (2025–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Beach Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
Sales timeline
30 November 2022Most recent
£198,012
+13.2%over 4 years2 April 2018
£174,950
+78.5%over 2 years14 May 2015
£98,000
+27.4%over 12 years6 December 2002
£76,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA4 3YN: £165,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in SA4 3YN
Mansel House, Beach Road, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3YN
Sold Dec 2025
£195,0001 Beach House, Beach Road, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3YN
Sold Feb 2025
£175,000The Anchorage, Beach Road, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3YN
Sold Dec 2024
£150,000Cae Odyn, Beach Road, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3YN
Sold Nov 2021
£165,000Sea View, Beach Road, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3YN
Sold Sept 2018
£132,000
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- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn 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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About Beach Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Beach Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Penclawdd, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 3YN). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold November 2022 for £198,012. 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 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 57.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 December 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Dec 2017from Jan 2013
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Beach Cottage, Beach Road, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3YN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Beach Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
1 application on record at Beach Cottage, Beach Road, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3YN
1decisions7documents4nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to trees in Penclawdd Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/0886/TCA
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Versus other Beach Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Beach Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,539
Street avg £1,855
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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.
Crime
160/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Royal Oak — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Royal OakBus stop119m
- Health CentreBus stop142m
- Penclawdd Primary SchoolBus stop193m
- BancbachBus stop244m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences974 reports44%
- Anti-social Behaviour318 reports14%
- Public Order242 reports11%
- Criminal Damage & Arson201 reports9%
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Beach Cottage is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SA4 3YN. 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 Beach Cottage. 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 Beach Cottage was lodged in December 2017 at band D and is valid until December 2027. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Beach Cottage. 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 3YN.
- Council tax band
- Beach Cottage is in council tax band C. 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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