1a Darren Cottages, Graig Road, Trebanos, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4AU
About 1a Darren Cottages
1a Darren Cottages is a semi-detached house in Pontardawe, Swansea, Swansea (SA8 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since August 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 sits 362% above the 2001 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 91.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 October 2031
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1a Darren Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1a Darren Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 2001Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SA8 4AU: £26,125 (2023–1997).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
66/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Trebanos Primary School — bus stop.
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