38 High Street, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4BT

38 High Street is a mid-terrace house in Gorseinon, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 4BT). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Across 2021–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 62.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 33.5% below the 2023 sale of £215,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 252% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold December 2023 for £215,000.