Aretas, Llanrhystud, SY23 5BA
About Aretas
Aretas is a detached house in Llanrhystud (SY23 5BA). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 45.6% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 36.1% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Aretas'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Aretas has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed single story extension to existing domestic dwelling
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- A220740
What's in Aretas, Llanrhystud, SY23 5BA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Aretas valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 September 2010Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY23 5BA: £225,000 (2021–2013).
Everything we know about Aretas, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus the street
Aretas outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,667
Street avg £2,347
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 13.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Heol Islwyn — bus stop.
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