Detached 2 sales on record

161 SYCAMORE DRIVE

NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QQ

£300,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Unknown	0.5 miles
Shop	Cracked Wheat Organics	0.6 miles
Train station	Newtown	0.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

119 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1983-1990

Last sold

£300,000 Jul 2026

Price per m²

£2,521/m²

Local average

£348,217 (30 sales)

Street crime

88 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 03/03/2025

Expiry date: 02/03/2035

Current heating cost: £1,034/year

Potential heating cost: £903/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,900

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	10/07/2026	£300,000	Detached	+239%	£300,000 to July 2026	View transaction
Sold	03/06/1999	£88,500	Detached	—	£374,479 to July 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
listed	05/02/2026	£315,000
sold	01/01/2026	£300,000
sold	01/01/1999	£88,500

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
41 OAKLANDS PARK, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QR	£325,000	05/12/2025	Detached
15 HILLSIDE AVENUE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2PS	£300,000	25/07/2025	Detached
16 POPLAR ROAD, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QG	£430,000	31/01/2025	Detached
114 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QE	£182,500	08/11/2024	Detached
2 POPLAR ROAD, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QG	£277,000	01/12/2023	Detached
19 BEECHWOOD DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QA	£341,000	01/12/2023	Detached
BRYNTEG, 126 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QE	£302,000	29/09/2023	Detached
CRUD YR AWEL, 32 CHURCHILL DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2LQ	£255,000	14/03/2023	Detached
23 OAKTREE AVENUE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2LF	£290,000	02/02/2023	Detached
18 OAKTREE AVENUE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2LF	£225,000	12/10/2022	Detached
IVY COTTAGE LONESOME LANE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2JP	£341,555	26/04/2022	Detached
8 POPLAR ROAD, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QG	£268,000	23/02/2022	Detached
29 OAKLANDS PARK, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QR	£232,000	04/02/2022	Detached
122 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QE	£280,000	24/12/2021	Detached
45 CHURCHILL DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2LQ	£185,000	10/12/2021	Detached

Area average: £282,270 (15 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 5.1%

10y growth 20.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Powys. Series: Detached. As of July 2026.

1y (index) 3.6%

5y (index) 18.1%

10y (index) 47.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Powys. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £559/mo

Realistic £621/mo

Optimistic £683/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Powys.

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Terraced House, Francis Place, SY16	£425/mo	1	0.42 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Terraced House, Francis Place, SY16	£600/mo	1	0.42 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Maisonette, Broad St, SY16	£675/mo	2	0.61 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, New Road, SY16	£650/mo	2	0.94 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £588/mo (4 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.21%

Max investor price (0.8%) £78,125

Target investor price (1%) £62,500

Gross yield 2.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 40×

Monthly cashflow £-644/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -8.9%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~562 m² (0.14 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	42
Anti-social behaviour	11
Criminal damage and arson	8
Shoplifting	8
Public order	6
Other theft	5
Drugs	4
Burglary	2
Bicycle theft	1
Other crime	1
Total incidents	88

Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Penygloddfa C.P. School	Other	0.5 miles	— (No rating)
Treowen C.P. School	Other	0.8 miles	— (No rating)
St Mary's R.C. (A) School	Other	0.8 miles	— (No rating)
Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd	Other	0.9 miles	— (No rating)
Ysgol Calon y Dderwen	Other	0.9 miles	— (No rating)

FENSA

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# 161 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QQ

## Property details

- Slug: `fcb8d7b` (address key hash: `fcb8d7b52d43690bda6042270c0e7dfafab227e4`)
- Postcode: SY16 2QQ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 119 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £300,000 Jul 2026
- Price per m²: £2,521/m²
- Local average: £348,217 (30 sales)
- Street crime: 88 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £300,000
- Date: 2026-07-10
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 02/03/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,034/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,900

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- G (£350 - £450)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/4700-2472-0222-0408-3753)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-07-10 | £300,000 | Detached | +239% | £300,000 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5834e4e9-64c3-29c7-e063-4804a8c015bc) |
| Sold | 1999-06-03 | £88,500 | Detached | — | £374,479 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/dc56146c-9d70-4da5-89a3-25f350f24064) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 161 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QQ | £300,000 | 10/07/2026 | Detached |
| 161 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QQ | £88,500 | 03/06/1999 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [171898145](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/812a00e)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-02-05 | £315,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £300,000 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £88,500 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 41 OAKLANDS PARK, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QR | £325,000 | 05/12/2025 | Detached |
| 15 HILLSIDE AVENUE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2PS | £300,000 | 25/07/2025 | Detached |
| 16 POPLAR ROAD, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QG | £430,000 | 31/01/2025 | Detached |
| 114 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QE | £182,500 | 08/11/2024 | Detached |
| 2 POPLAR ROAD, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QG | £277,000 | 01/12/2023 | Detached |
| 19 BEECHWOOD DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QA | £341,000 | 01/12/2023 | Detached |
| BRYNTEG, 126 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QE | £302,000 | 29/09/2023 | Detached |
| CRUD YR AWEL, 32 CHURCHILL DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2LQ | £255,000 | 14/03/2023 | Detached |
| 23 OAKTREE AVENUE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2LF | £290,000 | 02/02/2023 | Detached |
| 18 OAKTREE AVENUE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2LF | £225,000 | 12/10/2022 | Detached |
| IVY COTTAGE LONESOME LANE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2JP | £341,555 | 26/04/2022 | Detached |
| 8 POPLAR ROAD, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QG | £268,000 | 23/02/2022 | Detached |
| 29 OAKLANDS PARK, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QR | £232,000 | 04/02/2022 | Detached |
| 122 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QE | £280,000 | 24/12/2021 | Detached |
| 45 CHURCHILL DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2LQ | £185,000 | 10/12/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £282,270 (15 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 5.1%
- **10y growth:** 20.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Powys; Detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 47.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Powys). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £559/mo
- **Realistic:** £621/mo
- **Optimistic:** £683/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Terraced House, Francis Place, SY16 | £425/mo | 1 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Terraced House, Francis Place, SY16 | £600/mo | 1 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Broad St, SY16 | £675/mo | 2 | 0.61 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, New Road, SY16 | £650/mo | 2 | 0.94 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £588/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.21% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £78,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £62,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £625/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 40×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-644/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -8.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 42 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **88** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Penygloddfa C.P. School | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Treowen C.P. School | Other | 0.8 miles | — (No rating) |
| St Mary's R.C. (A) School | Other | 0.8 miles | — (No rating) |
| Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd | Other | 0.9 miles | — (No rating) |
| Ysgol Calon y Dderwen | Other | 0.9 miles | — (No rating) |