31 Orchard Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4ER

31 Orchard Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Pontardawe, Swansea, Swansea (SA8 4ER). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 sits 77.1% above the 2013 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 93 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 11 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.