5 Forbes Street, Plasmarl, Swansea, SA6 8JZ
About 5 Forbes Street
5 Forbes Street is a mid-terrace house in Plasmarl, Swansea, Swansea (SA6 8JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 sits 76.7% above the 2018 sale of £60,000. At 64 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £60,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Forbes Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5 Forbes Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£106,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 17 years.
£60,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2018Most recent
£60,000
+5.3%over 10 years26 May 2008
£57,000
+62.9%over 6 years15 February 2002
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA6 8JZ: £80,000 (2020–2010).
Nearby sales in SA6 8JZ
10 Forbes Street, Plasmarl, Swansea, SA6 8JZ
Sold Aug 2020
£104,00017 Forbes Street, Plasmarl, Swansea, SA6 8JZ
Sold Jun 2020
£85,0004 Forbes Street, Plasmarl, Swansea, SA6 8JZ
Sold May 2018
£58,00016 Forbes Street, Plasmarl, Swansea, SA6 8JZ
Sold Mar 2007
£99,9508 Forbes Street, Plasmarl, Swansea, SA6 8JZ
Sold Feb 2005
£77,000
Versus other Forbes Street homes
On epc rating, 5 Forbes Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£938
Street avg £970
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
Cwm Level — bus stop.
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