7 Birchfield Road, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4PF
About 7 Birchfield Road
7 Birchfield Road is a semi-detached house in Pontardawe, Swansea, Swansea (SA8 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 772 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 479.2% above the 1999 sale of £24,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 65.7% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (165 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
7 Birchfield Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 7 Birchfield Road, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4PF
- Sept 2015DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear extensions, and construction of part two storey part single storey rear extension.
- Council
- West
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P2015/0385
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentAug 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
7 Birchfield Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£24,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 May 1999Most recent
£24,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA8 4PF: £142,000 (2018–2006).
Nearby sales in SA8 4PF
2 Birchfield Road, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4PF
Sold Apr 2018
£210,0009 Birchfield Road, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4PF
Sold Feb 2008
£140,00011 Birchfield Road, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4PF
Sold Mar 2002
£56,0001 Birchfield Road, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4PF
Sold Jan 2001
£11,0006 Birchfield Road, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4PF
Sold Sept 2000
£205,000
Versus other Birchfield Road homes
EPC Rating for 7 Birchfield Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 177 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Danybryn — bus stop.
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