# 59 SWANSEA ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AL

## Property details

- Slug: `2127768` (address key hash: `2127768e5eef889f4c00788d100b7d7c0f39a983`)
- Postcode: SA8 4AL
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 121 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £185,000 Jun 2006
- Price per m²: £1,529/m²
- Local average: £260,955 (11 sales)
- Street crime: 55 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £185,000
- Date: 2006-06-16
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 26/08/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £1,840/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £23,500

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- 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/0281-1210-5004-2366-0604)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2006-06-16 | £185,000 | Detached | — | £337,744 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/146c8aec-f0a0-431d-9a5b-9ed000b2a103) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 59 SWANSEA ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AL | £185,000 | 16/06/2006 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 55 SWANSEA ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AL | £332,500 | 24/07/2026 | Detached |
| 29 WESTERN ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AJ | £335,000 | 27/06/2023 | Detached |
| 45 WESTERN ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AJ | £295,000 | 16/03/2023 | Detached |
| 48 SWANSEA ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AL | £250,000 | 07/03/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £303,125 (4 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 37%
- **10y growth:** 35.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Neath Port Talbot; Detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 28.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 68.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £621/mo
- **Realistic:** £690/mo
- **Optimistic:** £759/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Pontardawe, SA8 | £500/mo | 1 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Pontardawe, SA8 | £550/mo | 1 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Pontardawe, SA8 | £725/mo | 1 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Waun Gron, SA8 | £795/mo | 2 | 0.88 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Grove Road, SA8 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.92 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £774/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.39% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £90,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £72,500

*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 £725/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-101/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.3%

*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 | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **55** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Cwmtawe Community School | Other | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| YGGD Trebannws | Other | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| Alltwen Primary School | Other | 0.7 miles | — (No rating) |
| YGG Pontardawe | Other | 0.9 miles | — (No rating) |
| Llangiwg Primary School | Other | 1.2 miles | — (No rating) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #12824139
- **Address:** 59 Swansea Road, Pontardawe, SA8 4AL
- **Certificate Issued:** 05/03/2018
- **Work Completed:** 08/02/2018
- **Items:** 6 window(s)