51 Commercial Street, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2HS

51 Commercial Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Ystalyfera, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 2HS). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Held since May 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 516.7% above the 2001 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£30/sq ft) was about 52.1% below the postcode norm.