Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£272,000
Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£272,000
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The estimate for 16 Orchard Street is modelled from its 180 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SA8 4ER. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
180 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2017
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1995
Recent sales in SA8 4ER
5 sales, median £112,000 (2026–2021)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
16 Orchard Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
18 January 1995Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA8 4ER: £112,000 (2026–2021).
28 Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER
Sold Feb 2026
10 Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER
Sold Nov 2023
8 Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER
Sold Sept 2021
12 Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER
Sold Apr 2015
1 3, Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER
Sold Jun 2014
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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.
16 Orchard Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 January 2027
16 Orchard Street 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.
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
Crime
66/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Arts Centre — bus stop.
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