97a, Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NU
About 97a
97a is a semi-detached house in Gorseinon, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 4NU). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 44% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 25 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
97a 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
97a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.7% per year over 9 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 12.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2006Most recent
£125,000
+152.5%over 5 years17 October 2001
£49,500
+3.2%over 2 years4 July 1999
£47,950
+13.5%over 9 months18 October 1998
£42,250
+5.6%over 1 year8 June 1997
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA4 4NU: £150,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SA4 4NU
71 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NU
Sold Feb 2024
£160,00078 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NU
Sold Mar 2023
£160,00073 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NU
Sold Sept 2021
£150,00077 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NU
Sold Dec 2017
£143,00085 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NU
Sold Dec 2017
£149,000
Versus other Alexandra Road homes
97a is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,524
Street avg £1,068
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
St Catherine's Church — bus stop.
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