18 Waun Penlan, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BB
About 18 Waun Penlan
18 Waun Penlan is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Pontardawe, Swansea, Swansea (SA8 3BB). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £189,995 in February 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 22.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 92.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18 Waun Penlan has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
18 Waun Penlan has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 23 years.
£189,995
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2022Most recent
£189,995
+65.2%over 5 years6 December 2016
£115,000
-11.5%over 9 years9 February 2007
£130,000
+198.9%over 8 years13 November 1998
£43,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA8 3BB: £247,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SA8 3BB
35 Waun Penlan, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BB
Sold Oct 2025
£247,5003a, Waun Penlan, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BB
Sold May 2024
£290,00030 Waun Penlan, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BB
Sold Mar 2024
£200,00048 Waun Penlan, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BB
Sold Jun 2023
£143,0007 Waun Penlan, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BB
Sold Dec 2022
£265,000
Versus other Waun Penlan homes
18 Waun Penlan outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,676
Street avg £1,658
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Waunsterw — bus stop.
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