53 Gurnos Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2JA
About 53 Gurnos Road
53 Gurnos Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ystalyfera, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 2JA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Last sold in December 2014, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across 2008–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 41.4% above the 2014 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) for a single storey rear extension
- Council
- West
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- P2018/0552
What's in 53 Gurnos Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2JA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
53 Gurnos Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£152,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.6% per year over 7 years.
£107,500
Growth on file: -1.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
10 December 2014Most recent
£107,500
-10.4%over 6 years2 January 2008
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA9 2JA: £122,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SA9 2JA
33 Gurnos Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2JA
Sold Oct 2024
£170,00063 Gurnos Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2JA
Sold Jan 2021
£110,00067 Gurnos Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2JA
Sold Sept 2019
£170,00057 Gurnos Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2JA
Sold Jun 2017
£45,00047 Gurnos Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2JA
Sold Nov 2016
£120,000
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Versus other Gurnos Road homes
53 Gurnos Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,236
Street avg £1,050
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
New Swan Inn — bus stop.
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