# 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 |
| 19 BEECHWOOD DRIVE, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QA | £341,000 | 01/12/2023 | Detached |
| 2 POPLAR ROAD, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2QG | £277,000 | 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) |