13 Rowton Villas, Ynyscedwyn Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1BE
About 13 Rowton Villas
13 Rowton Villas is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ystradgynlais, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 43.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 13 Rowton Villas
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Launch offer · save £5
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
13 Rowton Villas sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
13 Rowton Villas has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 13 Rowton Villas
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
13 Rowton Villas has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£118,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 13 years.
£82,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
4 October 2015Most recent
£82,000
-10.4%over 8 years15 December 2006
£91,500
+134.6%over 3 years19 December 2002
£39,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA9 1BE: £84,950 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in SA9 1BE
11 Rowton Villas, Ynyscedwyn Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1BE
Sold Aug 2025
£170,0005 Rowton Villas, Ynyscedwyn Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1BE
Sold Jul 2024
£84,9509 Rowton Villas, Ynyscedwyn Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1BE
Sold Jun 2022
£158,00015 Rowton Villas, Ynyscedwyn Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1BE
Sold Mar 2022
£73,000Caringdale, Ynyscedwyn Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1BE
Sold Nov 2015
£1,430
Everything we know about 13 Rowton Villas, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Ynyscedwyn Road homes
EPC Rating for 13 Rowton Villas lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,188
Street avg £1,101
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Brewers Cottage, Pelican Street, Ystradgynlais
SA9 1LG
1 Brooklands Terrace, Abercrave
SA9 1UF
1 Caemaen, Brecon Road, Penycae
SA9 1YN
1 Caerlan Cottages, Caerlan, Abercrave
SA9 1SZ
1 Caehopkin Cottage, Caehopkin Road, Abercrave
SA9 1TX
1 2 Metz Cottages, Ystradgynlais
SA9 1SB
1 Abercrave Villas, Heol Tawe, Abercrave
SA9 1TN
1 Brynygroes Cottages, Ystradgynlais
SA9 1LE
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Claphon Crossing — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.