Flat 1, 12 Gwyns Place, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AJ
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Pontardawe, Swansea, Swansea (SA8 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 52 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 10 EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Flat 1 has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Flat 1 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA8 3AJ: £208,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in SA8 3AJ
1 Gwyns Place, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AJ
Sold Jul 2024
£157,0003 Gwyns Place, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AJ
Sold Dec 2023
£186,00012 Gwyns Place, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AJ
Sold Aug 2020
£606,96513 Gwyns Place, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AJ
Sold Aug 2018
£155,00015a, Gwyns Place, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3AJ
Sold Apr 2014
£46,000
Versus other Gwyns Place homes
Flat 1 outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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 Rugby Club — bus stop.
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