56 Brighton Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4BW
About 56 Brighton Road
56 Brighton Road is a semi-detached house in Gorseinon, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 4BW). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2023 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 sits 50.8% above the 2025 sale of £122,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £122,000 in January 2025.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
56 Brighton Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
56 Brighton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£122,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 January 2025Most recent
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA4 4BW: £165,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SA4 4BW
42 Brighton Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4BW
Sold Mar 2025
£185,00068 Brighton Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4BW
Sold Jan 2025
£165,00045 Brighton Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4BW
Sold Dec 2022
£256,00055 Brighton Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4BW
Sold May 2021
£165,00050 Brighton Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4BW
Sold Sept 2019
£140,000
Versus other Brighton Road homes
56 Brighton Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,208
Street avg £1,306
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Gorseinon Bus Station Stand 3 — bus station.
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