Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Derwlas, Tircoed Forest Village, Penllergaer, Swansea, SA4 9SF
4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
169 m²
1820 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 Derwlas
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Derwlas is a detached house in Penllergaer, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 9SF). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1820 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 sits 94.2% above the 2011 sale of £171,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. On the market in September 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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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.
8 Derwlas's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2019
Current Certificate
Oct 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 October 2019
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Derwlas, Tircoed Forest Village, Penllergaer, Swansea, SA4 9SF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Derwlas has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Derwlas has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2011)
£171,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
15 September 2011Most recent
£171,000
+0.6%over 1 year20 November 2009
£169,995
+101.2%over 7 years23 May 2002
£84,500
+7.0%over 4 years16 December 1997
£78,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA4 9SF: £190,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in SA4 9SF
12 Derwlas, Tircoed Forest Village, Penllergaer, Swansea, SA4 9SF
Sold May 2025
£190,00011 Derwlas, Tircoed Forest Village, Penllergaer, Swansea, SA4 9SF
Sold May 2024
£4,5003 Derwlas, Tircoed Forest Village, Penllergaer, Swansea, SA4 9SF
Sold Oct 2021
£240,0001 Derwlas, Tircoed Forest Village, Penllergaer, Swansea, SA4 9SF
Sold Oct 2019
£189,9954 Derwlas, Tircoed Forest Village, Penllergaer, Swansea, SA4 9SF
Sold Nov 2017
£228,000
Versus other Derwlas homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Derwlas outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,012
Street avg £1,805
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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Crime
160/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Tircoed Terminus — bus stop.
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