5 Mill Row, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AD
About 5 Mill Row
5 Mill Row is a mid-terrace house in Pontardawe, Swansea, Swansea (SA8 3AD). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 49.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £106,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
5 Mill Row has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Mill Row, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AD
- Jun 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P2020/0425
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Sales history & valuation
5 Mill Row changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.7% per year over 1 year.
£106,000
Growth on file: 20.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£106,000
+26.9%over 1 year18 December 2019
£83,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA8 3AD: £82,500 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in SA8 3AD
1 Mill Row, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AD
Sold May 2024
£48,5006 Mill Row, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AD
Sold Jul 2021
£82,5004 Mill Row, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AD
Sold Mar 2017
£85,0002 Mill Row, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AD
Sold Oct 2012
£60,0007 Mill Row, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AD
Sold May 2010
£150,000
Versus other Mill Row homes
On price per m², 5 Mill Row stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,325
Street avg £921
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Alltwen Top — bus stop.
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