The House CheckCheck before you offer

5A Back Drive, Neath, SA10 6SB

DetachedFreehold92 m² · EPC
Last sale£184,000May 2008 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Neath Port Talbot detached prices£313,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Coal development high-risk areaInside mapped area
EnergyEPC DMay 2021
123MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

3 things to check

1Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area

Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.

Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.

Mining Remediation Authority · Apr 2026

2Road noise: About 62 dB

Outdoor noise can affect sleep and enjoyment of the home.

Visit at busy times and check the rooms with the windows open.

Welsh Government · 2021

3Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Flood risk very low · EPC D

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Neath Port Talbot detached prices

£313,000

How does the asking price compare?

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This home’s sale history

Aug 2001 £100,000Jul 2003 £146,000May 2008 £184,000Aug 2001May 2008£184,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
May 2008£184,000DetachedFreeholdA
Jul 2003£146,000DetachedFreeholdA
Aug 2001£100,000DetachedFreeholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
5A Back Drive, Neath, SA10 6SBMay 2008£184,000DetachedFreehold
5A Back Drive, Neath, SA10 6SBJul 2003£146,000DetachedFreehold
5A Back Drive, Neath, SA10 6SBAug 2001£100,000DetachedFreehold
8 Back Drive, Neath, SA10 6SBMar 2001£115,000Semi-detachedFreehold
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The land

Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area

Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.

Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.

Mining Remediation Authority · Apr 2026

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Flood risk very low

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

EPC D

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · May 2021

Floor area
92 m²
Potential EPC band
B
Age band
England and Wales: 1983-1990
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · May 2021

Living

Road noise: About 62 dB

Outdoor noise can affect sleep and enjoyment of the home.

Visit at busy times and check the rooms with the windows open.

Welsh Government · 2021

Rail noise: About 41 dB

Outdoor noise can affect sleep and enjoyment of the home.

Visit at busy times and check the rooms with the windows open.

Welsh Government · 2021

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 79.7%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

Unavailable

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 7 · Wales 2025

Recorded police incidents: 45

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Next steps

Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.

Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

Ask the surveyor

Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?

  • Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

Ask the conveyancer

Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?

  • Coal development high-risk area: Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
Sources and licences

Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

INSPIRE conditions · Sources and licences

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