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

## Property details

- Slug: `713664f` (address key hash: `713664f21e91195a53e8b65d8ea059bfb4359ee1`)
- Postcode: SA8 4AL
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 96 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £94,000 May 2014
- Price per m²: £979/m²
- Local average: £161,261 (19 sales)
- Street crime: 55 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £94,000
- Date: 2014-05-09
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 03/05/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £596/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/0360-2934-6150-2202-6581)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2014-05-09 | £94,000 | Semi-detached | -21.7% | £176,130 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/bef2ba0c-95c5-438e-abc7-5795bb68de73) |
| Sold | 2007-10-09 | £120,000 | Semi-detached | +61.1% | £195,780 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/8f80201d-c3a2-4435-ac06-2e5e1c019fe2) |
| Sold | 2005-09-09 | £74,500 | Semi-detached | — | £139,831 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/fca3ebde-9efb-48a5-a66b-b26ec299a8a5) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 63 SWANSEA ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AL | £94,000 | 09/05/2014 | Semi-detached |
| 63 SWANSEA ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AL | £120,000 | 09/10/2007 | Semi-detached |
| 63 SWANSEA ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AL | £74,500 | 09/09/2005 | Semi-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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 30 SWANSEA ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AL | £192,500 | 28/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 29 SWANSEA ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AL | £160,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 47 SWANSEA ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AL | £185,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 CAE IS MAEN, TREBANOS, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AX | £130,000 | 22/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 CAE IS MAEN, TREBANOS, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AX | £130,000 | 08/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 GLYNMEIRCH ROAD, TREBANOS, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AP | £160,000 | 18/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 50 SWANSEA ROAD, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, NEATH PORT TALBOT, SA8 4AL | £145,000 | 29/10/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £157,500 (7 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 19.5%
- **10y growth:** 2.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Neath Port Talbot; Semi-detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 31.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 74.6%

## 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:** 0.77% (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:** 9.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 10.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £257/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 11.3%

*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) |