3 Riverside Gardens, Brecon Road, Penycae, Swansea, SA9 1YR
About 3 Riverside Gardens
3 Riverside Gardens is a detached house in Penycae, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 1YR). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 236 m² the property is well over the postcode median (162 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 sits 1260% above the 2004 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£12/sq ft) was about 90.2% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Riverside Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
High performance glazing installed
Planning history
3 Riverside Gardens has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jan 2015ConditionsIn report
Variation of the plans to include domestic double garage - Revision of the approved plans
- Agent
- Davies Richards Design Ltd.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/11644/CON
- Nov 2014ConditionsIn report
Discharge condition 4 pursuant to planning permission 09/02965/FUL.
- Agent
- Davies Richards Design Ltd.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/11106/DISCON
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Riverside Gardens was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 August 2004Most recent
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA9 1YR: £192,250 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in SA9 1YR
9 Riverside Gardens, Brecon Road, Penycae, Swansea, SA9 1YR
Sold Feb 2022
£345,00010 Riverside Gardens, Brecon Road, Penycae, Swansea, SA9 1YR
Sold Feb 2020
£295,000Gwynfryn, Brecon Road, Penycae, Swansea, SA9 1YR
Sold Nov 2019
£150,000Golwg Yr Haul, Brecon Road, Penycae, Swansea, SA9 1YR
Sold Sept 2018
£192,250Coed Y Brain, Brecon Road, Penycae, Swansea, SA9 1YR
Sold Jun 2017
£120,000
Everything we know about 3 Riverside Gardens, 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 Brecon Road homes
3 Riverside Gardens is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£127
Street avg £1,382
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 168 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Years Held
22 years
Street avg 12 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Ynyswen — bus stop.
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