5 Crown Cottages, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1LN
About 5 Crown Cottages
5 Crown Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ystradgynlais, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 1LN). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 sits 500% above the 2001 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 74.2% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Crown Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Crown Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£32,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 November 2001Most recent
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA9 1LN: £80,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in SA9 1LN
7 Crown Cottages, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1LN
Sold Oct 2024
£135,0003 Crown Cottages, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1LN
Sold Jan 2022
£5,0008 Crown Cottages, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1LN
Sold Jan 2021
£190,0006 Crown Cottages, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1LN
Sold May 2019
£80,0001 Crown Cottages, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1LN
Sold Jul 2005
£72,000
Everything we know about 5 Crown Cottages, 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 the street
5 Crown Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£333
Street avg £1,759
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ysgol Cynlais — bus stop.
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