7 Riverside Gardens, Brecon Road, Penycae, Swansea, SA9 1YR
About 7 Riverside Gardens
7 Riverside Gardens is a detached house in Penycae, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 1YR). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1896 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 sits 60.1% above the 2009 sale of £268,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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
7 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2019
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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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£268,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 May 2009Most recent
£268,000
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 7 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
Price per m² for 7 Riverside Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,521
Street avg £1,227
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Ynyswen — bus stop.
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