5 Cwmtawe Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1QU
About 5 Cwmtawe Road
5 Cwmtawe Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Ystradgynlais, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2014. The latest certificate (May 2021) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2019 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 29.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £385,000. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
5 Cwmtawe Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 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.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA9 1QU: £150,000 (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
£120,00038 Cwmtawe Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1QU
Sold Jul 2021
£145,00018 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
5 Cwmtawe Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,638
Street avg £1,313
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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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