5 Britannia Road, Plasmarl, Swansea, SA6 8LH
About 5 Britannia Road
5 Britannia Road is a mid-terrace house in Plasmarl, Swansea, Swansea (SA6 8LH). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 89.5% above the 2016 sale of £86,000. 9 years since the last transfer (December 2016).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
5 Britannia Road 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 Britannia Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.7% per year over 11 years.
£86,000
Growth on file: -2.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2016Most recent
£86,000
-21.8%25 August 2016
£110,000
-6.0%over 10 years22 September 2005
£117,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA6 8LH: £90,000 (2019–2005).
Versus other Britannia Road homes
5 Britannia Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£851
Street avg £1,020
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
Plasmarl Fish Bar — bus stop.
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