153 Penygroes Road, Blaenau, Ammanford, SA18 3BQ
About 153 Penygroes Road
153 Penygroes Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Blaenau, Ammanford, Ammanford (SA18 3BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 is 15% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 76.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £267,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Garagedetached
Building
- Heating systemoil
Energy performance
153 Penygroes Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
153 Penygroes Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2017ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey
NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO E/35492 (FIBER CEMENT CLADDING TO REAR ELEVATION AND ADD FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE PROPOSED UTILITY ROOF
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- E/36080
- Jun 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- E/35492
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2008.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 13 years.
£267,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
13 May 2021Most recent
£267,000
+47.5%over 7 years16 April 2014
£181,000
+96.7%over 5 years21 August 2008
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA18 3BQ: £170,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SA18 3BQ
165d, Penygroes Road, Blaenau, Ammanford, SA18 3BQ
Sold Jan 2025
£200,000145 Penygroes Road, Blaenau, Ammanford, SA18 3BQ
Sold Nov 2024
£170,000165a, Penygroes Road, Blaenau, Ammanford, SA18 3BQ
Sold Dec 2019
£125,000161 Penygroes Road, Blaenau, Ammanford, SA18 3BQ
Sold Mar 2019
£132,500Ty Brynteg, Penygroes Road, Blaenau, Ammanford, SA18 3BQ
Sold Jun 2016
£297,744
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Versus other Penygroes Road homes
153 Penygroes Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,618
Street avg £1,359
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
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