38 Cwmtawe Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1QU
About 38 Cwmtawe Road
38 Cwmtawe Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ystradgynlais, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The latest certificate (October 2014) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 81 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 22.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £145,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
38 Cwmtawe Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
38 Cwmtawe Road 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 July 2021Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA9 1QU: £225,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SA9 1QU
35 Cwmtawe Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1QU
Sold Oct 2025
£150,00011 Cwmtawe Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1QU
Sold Jul 2022
£225,00029 Cwmtawe Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1QU
Sold Aug 2021
£120,0005 Cwmtawe Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1QU
Sold May 2021
£385,00018 Cwmtawe Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1QU
Sold Mar 2021
£285,000
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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 Cwmtawe Road homes
38 Cwmtawe Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,790
Street avg £1,303
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 9 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
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