# 5 bedroom house for rent (SA2 0HR)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 5 GLANBRYDAN AVENUE, SWANSEA, UPLANDS, SWANSEA SA2 0HR |
| Price | £1,550 pcm |
| Bedrooms | 5 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1900-1929 |
| Floor area | 134 m² |
| Last sold | £165,000 Dec 2005 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 14/05/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £1,872/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/8637-1725-0200-0905-6292)

## Description

A superb student pad in Swansea's most sought after area. 

The Uplands is Swansea's most popular student area, complete with restaraunts, cafe's and wine bars galore. Glanbrydan Avenue is set just off the main street, making it a great choice for any potential tenants. 

The property itself benefits from double bedrooms throughout and is well furnished. Communal areas are also well sized, with a lovely bright kitchen leading straight out on to the lounge. For those BBQ lovers; the garden leads just off the kitchen and is perfect for the summertime parties!

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## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #6750089
- **Address:** 5 Glanbrydan Avenue, Uplands, SA2 0HR
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/08/2009
- **Work Completed:** 20/07/2009
- **Items:** 1 window(s)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 GLANBRYDAN AVENUE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0HR | £165,000 | 08/12/2005 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] 25 GLANBRYDAN AVENUE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0HR | £274,000 | 29/11/2024 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 11 GLANBRYDAN AVENUE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0HR | £257,000 | 29/11/2024 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 4 GLANBRYDAN AVENUE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0HR | £252,500 | 18/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 57A GWYDR CRESCENT, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0AD | £209,000 | 06/07/2023 | Other |
| [Same street] 25 GLANBRYDAN AVENUE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0HR | £195,000 | 24/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 63 BERNARD STREET, BRYNMILL, SWANSEA, SA2 0HS | £125,000 | 14/12/2022 | Other |
| 10 ST ALBANS ROAD, BRYNMILL, SWANSEA, SA2 0BP | £225,500 | 13/05/2022 | Other |
| [Same street] 6 GLANBRYDAN AVENUE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0HR | £235,000 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |
| UPLANDS CAR WASH & VALET, 6A GWYDR SQUARE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0HD | £8,998 | 23/02/2022 | Other |
| BERNARD HOUSE, 60 BERNARD STREET, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0HS | £300,000 | 22/10/2021 | Other |
| [Same street] 4 GLANBRYDAN AVENUE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0HR | £200,000 | 10/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 121 RHYDDINGS TERRACE, BRYNMILL, SWANSEA, SA2 0DS | £167,000 | 17/08/2021 | Other |
| 81 BERNARD STREET, BRYNMILL, SWANSEA, SA2 0DT | £167,000 | 17/08/2021 | Other |
| 11 MARLBOROUGH ROAD, BRYNMILL, SWANSEA, SA2 0EB | £128,000 | 19/07/2021 | Other |

**Street average:** £235,583 (6 sales)
**Area average:** £166,312 (8 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £173,100 (5 Other, SA2, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -99.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £752/mo
- **Realistic:** £835/mo
- **Optimistic:** £919/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 5 Bed Terraced House, Aylesbury Road, SA2 | £400/mo | 5 | 0.16 miles | OpenRent |
| 5 Bed Terraced House, Alexandra Terrace, SA2 | £1,875/mo | 5 | 0.16 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,138/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 73.42% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £142,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £113,800

*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 £1,138/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 881%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 0.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £993/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2651.2%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £12/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 277.2%
- **10y growth:** -99.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Swansea; All dwelling types series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 54.9%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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