A cottage nestled in one of Swansea's leafiest parks has sold for £235,000, more than twice its auction guide price. Swansea Council-owned Sketty Hall Cottage dates from the 1700s and attracted plenty of interest when it went under the hammer on Thursday. Money raised will be ploughed back into council services.
The former Gorseinon Nursery School sold for £164,000 at the same auction. A small plot of council-owned land at Ewart Place, Brynhyfryd, went for £49,000.
Sketty Hall Cottage, in Singleton Park, shares an access route with the adjacent grade two-listed Sketty Hall. It is believed to have been built as a coach house serving its larger neighbour during the 1700s., and plenty of work is needed to update it. You can read more stories about Swansea here.
