55 Dyffryn Road, Alltwen, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BY
About 55 Dyffryn Road
55 Dyffryn Road is a semi-detached house in Pontardawe, Swansea, Swansea (SA8 3BY). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 is 40.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £135,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
55 Dyffryn Road 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2015.
£190,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.5% per year over 7 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 14.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
4 January 2023Most recent
£135,000
+237.5%over 6 years8 June 2016
£40,000
-21.6%over 7 months3 November 2015
£51,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA8 3BY: £200,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SA8 3BY
67 Dyffryn Road, Alltwen, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BY
Sold Feb 2025
£220,00062 Dyffryn Road, Alltwen, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BY
Sold May 2024
£245,00053 Dyffryn Road, Alltwen, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BY
Sold Jan 2024
£130,00076 Dyffryn Road, Alltwen, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BY
Sold Nov 2023
£200,00073 Dyffryn Road, Alltwen, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 3BY
Sold Oct 2023
£200,000
Versus other Dyffryn Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 55 Dyffryn Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,517
Street avg £1,622
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Danygraig Chapel — bus stop.
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