Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Bethesda Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Pontardawe, Swansea, Swansea (SA8 4QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 29.6% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 61.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £125,000 in November 2023.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 April 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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5 Bethesda Road has no planning applications on record.
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£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
30 November 2023Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA8 4QQ: £235,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Sept 2025
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Sold Oct 2024
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Sold Apr 2023
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Sold May 2022
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Sold Mar 2021
On floor area, 5 Bethesda Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,623
Street avg £1,151
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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66/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Ynysmeudwy Arms — bus stop.
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