Castell Newydd, Llanrhystud, SY23 5BT
About Castell Newydd
Castell Newydd is a detached house in Llanrhystud (SY23 5BT). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 is 10.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 150.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £289,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Castell Newydd has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 15 years.
£289,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2022Most recent
£289,000
+44.5%over 15 years7 September 2006
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY23 5BT: £184,950 (2021–2014).
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Versus the street
On price per m², Castell Newydd stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,400
Street avg £1,316
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Memorial Hall — bus stop.
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