8a, Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NW
About 8a
8a is a mid-terrace house in Gorseinon, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 4NW). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 84 m² this is the 59th smallest of 60 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 19.8% below the 2017 sale of £169,500, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 59 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. Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Energy performance
8a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8a 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
8a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 15 years.
£169,500
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
4 July 2017Most recent
£169,500
+13.0%over 8 years30 July 2008
£150,000
+4.5%over 3 years10 August 2004
£143,500
+91.3%over 2 years6 August 2002
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA4 4NW: £110,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in SA4 4NW
Cwrt Hywel, Apartment 4, 20 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NW
Sold Oct 2025
£130,000Cwrt Hywel, Apartment 32, 20 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NW
Sold Jun 2025
£125,000Cwrt Hywel, Apartment 46, 20 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NW
Sold Feb 2025
£110,000Cwrt Hywel, Apartment 6, 20 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NW
Sold Feb 2025
£90,000Cwrt Hywel, Apartment 17, 20 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NW
Sold Jan 2025
£102,000
Versus other Alexandra Road homes
8a is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,015
Street avg £1,983
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gorseinon Bus Station Stand 4 — bus station.
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