5 Riverside Gardens, Brecon Road, Penycae, Swansea, SA9 1YR
About 5 Riverside Gardens
5 Riverside Gardens is a detached house in Penycae, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 1YR). It has a recorded floor area of 316 m² (around 3401 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in September 2005. At 316 m² the property is well over the postcode median (162 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 sits 72.5% above the 2005 sale of £345,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 16.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 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
5 Riverside Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- 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
- 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/FUL
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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
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Sales history & valuation
5 Riverside Gardens's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 4 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
1 September 2005Most recent
£345,000
+87.5%over 4 years18 July 2001
£184,000
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 5 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
On floor area, 5 Riverside Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,092
Street avg £1,275
Floor Area
316 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.1 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Ynyswen — bus stop.
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