15 Clare Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2AJ

15 Clare Road is a semi-detached house in Ystalyfera, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 2AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 47), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.

It hasn't traded since June 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 158 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 sits 96.5% above the 2009 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 38.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.