Varteg House, Flat 1, Varteg Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2EJ

Varteg House is a detached house in Ystalyfera, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 2EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Varteg House (36–43 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.

Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 18.1% below the 2021 sale of £160,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 320.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold February 2021 for £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.