The Brambles, School Road, Abercrave, Swansea, SA9 1XD
About The Brambles
The Brambles is a detached house in Abercrave, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 1XD). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on lpg.
Held since June 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 sits 85.4% above the 2004 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Brambles's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Brambles has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Brambles
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Brambles was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£519,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 June 2004Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA9 1XD: £173,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in SA9 1XD
Bronyrallt, School Road, Abercrave, Swansea, SA9 1XD
Sold Dec 2022
£249,950Brynsiriol, School Road, Abercrave, Swansea, SA9 1XD
Sold Apr 2022
£200,000Woodlands, School Road, Abercrave, Swansea, SA9 1XD
Sold Jan 2021
£150,000Frondeg, School Road, Abercrave, Swansea, SA9 1XD
Sold Jul 2018
£170,000Plasycoed, School Road, Abercrave, Swansea, SA9 1XD
Sold Mar 2016
£275,000
Everything we know about The Brambles, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other School Road homes
On price per m², The Brambles runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,261
Street avg £1,797
Floor Area
222 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 10.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bryn Seion — bus stop.
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