Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
180 m²
1938 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 16 Orchard Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Orchard Street is a semi-detached house in Pontardawe, Swansea, Swansea (SA8 4ER). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 32 years, with the last transfer in January 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 394.5% above the 1995 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£28/sq ft) was about 65.5% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Orchard Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 January 2027
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Orchard Street has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Orchard Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1995)
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 January 1995Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA8 4ER: £112,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in SA8 4ER
28 Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER
Sold Feb 2026
£177,50010 Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER
Sold Nov 2023
£112,0008 Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER
Sold Sept 2021
£74,00012 Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER
Sold Apr 2015
£58,0001 3, Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER
Sold Jun 2014
£95,000
Versus other Orchard Street homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 16 Orchard Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£306
Street avg £1,340
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Swansea district page.
Crime
66/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Arts Centre — bus stop.
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