6 East Crossways, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4NJ

6 East Crossways is a semi-detached house in Pontardawe, Swansea, Swansea (SA8 4NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (67 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2019. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

It hasn't traded since June 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 107.3% above the 2004 sale of £55,000.