28 Wern Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2LY
About 28 Wern Road
28 Wern Road is a mid-terrace house in Ystalyfera, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 2LY). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 112 m² this is the 27th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–192 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 33 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
It hasn't traded since May 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 sits 246.7% above the 2001 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 49.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
28 Wern Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2021Change of UseFullIn report
Retention of change of use of ground floor from shop to residential use associated with existing first floor residential use at 28 Wern Road so the property can be used as a single dwelling house
- Agent
- Kevin H Jones Planning Consultancy
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P2021/1078
- Apr 2021Change of UseFullIn report
Retention of change of use of ground floor from shop to residential use associated with existing first floor residential use at 28 Wern Road so the property can be used as a single dwelling, together with proposed external alterations and access ramp to accommodate new integral garage in order to facilitate internal access improvement.
- Agent
- Kevin H Jones Planning Consultancy
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- P2020/1086
What's in 28 Wern Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2LY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
28 Wern Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£45,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 May 2001Most recent
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SA9 2LY: £90,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SA9 2LY
80 Wern Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2LY
Sold Mar 2024
£77,00064 Wern Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2LY
Sold Nov 2023
£66,00034 Wern Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2LY
Sold Jun 2023
£90,00030 Wern Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2LY
Sold Feb 2023
£145,00040 Wern Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2LY
Sold Dec 2022
£115,000
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Versus other Wern Road homes
28 Wern Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 40 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Panteg Legion — bus stop.
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