42 Wern Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2LY
About 42 Wern Road
42 Wern Road is a mid-terrace house in Ystalyfera, Swansea, Swansea (SA9 2LY). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sold October 2020 for £90,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 is 36.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 41.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2014OutbuildingFullIn report
Detached Double Garage
- Council
- West
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P2014/0754
What's in 42 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 14 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
15 October 2020Most recent
£90,000
+12.6%over 4 years3 September 2016
£79,950
+40.3%over 2 years28 March 2014
£57,000
-13.6%over 7 years21 September 2006
£66,000
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
Price per m²
£1,111
Street avg £904
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Panteg Legion — bus stop.
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