Gwynfryn, Banc Bach, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3FJ
About Gwynfryn
Gwynfryn is a detached house in Penclawdd, Swansea, Swansea (SA4 3FJ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump.
At 99 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 is 28.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 109.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Gwynfryn sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 June 2030
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Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at Gwynfryn.
2 applications on record at Gwynfryn, Banc Bach, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3FJ
- Aug 2021Solar PanelsOtherOutcome in report
(Pre-application) Rear balcony, front solar panels, fenestration alterations, replacement doors and rainwater goods
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/2044/PRE
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationFeb 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 May 2021Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA4 3FJ: £100,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in SA4 3FJ
Bron Haf, Banc Bach, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3FJ
Sold Jun 2025
£328,000Gorwel, Banc Bach, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3FJ
Sold Jul 2023
£100,000Danygraig, Banc Bach, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3FJ
Sold Nov 2018
£86,000Golwg Y Mor, Banc Bach, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3FJ
Sold Jul 2018
£131,9502 Banc Bach, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3FJ
Sold Jan 2006
£158,000
Versus other Banc Bach homes
EPC Rating for Gwynfryn lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 143 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
160/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bancbach — bus stop.
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