1b, Essex Terrace, Plasmarl, Swansea, SA6 8LY

1b is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Plasmarl, Swansea, Swansea (SA6 8LY). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 51 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–126 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 19 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2012. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 36% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 174.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.