27 Orpheus Road, Ynysforgan, Swansea, SA6 6RJ
About 27 Orpheus Road
27 Orpheus Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ynysforgan, Swansea, Swansea (SA6 6RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 101 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 24.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £190,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
27 Orpheus Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 27 Orpheus Road, Ynysforgan, Swansea, SA6 6RJ
- Mar 2022Solar PanelsFullOutcome in report
Front and rear roof extensions with solar panels and ground floor rear bay window
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/0131/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMay 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 19 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
26 January 2022Most recent
£190,000
+38.7%over 11 years7 September 2010
£137,000
+140.4%over 8 years14 August 2002
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA6 6RJ: £138,995 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in SA6 6RJ
14 Orpheus Road, Ynysforgan, Swansea, SA6 6RJ
Sold Apr 2022
£148,00024 Orpheus Road, Ynysforgan, Swansea, SA6 6RJ
Sold Apr 2021
£138,9958 Orpheus Road, Ynysforgan, Swansea, SA6 6RJ
Sold Oct 2020
£130,00020 Orpheus Road, Ynysforgan, Swansea, SA6 6RJ
Sold Jul 2020
£138,5003 Orpheus Road, Ynysforgan, Swansea, SA6 6RJ
Sold Mar 2020
£155,000
Versus other Orpheus Road homes
27 Orpheus Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,881
Street avg £1,603
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 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
0.2 km
Butterslade Grove — bus stop.
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