MERLE DENE, HAZELTREE COPSE, CROFTY, SWANSEA, SA4 3SH - £210,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

MERLE DENE is a very small extended detached house of 64m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £275,937. It was last sold for £210,000 in October 2019, which was around 13% below the average October 2019 detached price in the Swansea local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2014, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

MERLE DENE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for MERLE DENE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Swansea local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two MERLE DENE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2019 21 OCT	£210,000	£240,059	13% below HPI
1997 27 FEB	£50,000	£74,631	33% below HPI

MERLE DENE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Swansea local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two MERLE DENE sales from February 1997 and October 2019 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the February 1997 sale was for 33% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 33% below the HPI over time, until the October 2019 sale, where it rises to 13% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 13% below the HPI.

What might MERLE DENE be worth now?

MERLE DENE might now be worth an estimated £275,937.

This is based on house price inflation of 31.4%, between October 2019 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the Swansea local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 31.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for MERLE DENE of £210,000 on 21st October 2019. For the value to have increased from £210,000 to £275,937 over the six years and eight months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of MERLE DENE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Swansea local authority area.
• The October 2019 sale price of £210,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of MERLE DENE has not materially changed since October 2019.

How Large is MERLE DENE?

MERLE DENE is 64m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2014. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Crofty, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Crofty, and where MERLE DENE lies on this distribution: 12% of detached houses houses are smaller than MERLE DENE, and 86% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Crofty.

MERLE DENE: Plot and Title Map

MERLE DENE sits on a plot of roughly 0.311 of an acre, or 1,258m². The below map shows the location of MERLE DENE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of MERLE DENE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is MERLE DENE?

MERLE DENE is located on HAZELTREE COPSE in CROFTY, in the SA4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of MERLE DENE on HAZELTREE COPSE.