Sold Detached

111 SUMMERLAND LANE

SWANSEA, NEWTON, SWANSEA SA3 4RS

3 beds 1,066 sq ft Listed 2 Sep 2010 (-5744d)

£345,000

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# 3 bedroom detached bungalow for sale (SA3 4RS)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 111 SUMMERLAND LANE, SWANSEA, NEWTON, SWANSEA SA3 4RS |
| Price | £345,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1967-1975 |
| Floor area | 99 m² |
| Last sold | £415,000 Jul 2022 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £894/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,900

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- A2 (£850 - £1,500)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- 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/0350-2347-6170-2722-5415)

## Description

ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:

ENTRANCE

Double glazed uPVC front door with leaded glass panels and outside coach lights.

HALL

Coved ceiling, radiator, double glazed uPVC window with leaded glass to front. Granite effect ceramic floor tiling. Open display feature to lounge.

LOUNGE

20'10 x 19'0  max  Coved ceiling, two double glazed uPVC windows to rear garden, feature vertical radiator. Feature stainless steel wall mounted glass fronted log effect gas fire. Glass panelled doors to kitchen and inner hall leading to bedroom accommodation.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM

20'4 x 9'10  Well appointed with stylish range of wall and base units in light Teak/white with aluminium furniture and white work surfaces. One and half bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer taps over. Built in stainless steel oven/grill, ceramic touch control hob with stainless steel extractor over. White ceramic wall tiling with stone mosaic decoration. Granite effect ceramic floor tiling. Double glazed uPVC window and door to side. Double glazed uPVC French windows to rear garden. Radiator.

INNER HALL

With white panelled doors to rooms off. Pull down ladder to part boarded loft with power and light.

BEDROOM ONE

14'0 x 9'10  Coved ceiling, radiator, built in furniture in white. Double glazed uPVC window to front.

BEDROOM TWO

12'0 x 10'5  Double glazed window to front. Papered and coved ceiling. Radiator. Built in furniture in white.

BEDROOM THREE	8'10 x 8'4  Radiator. Double glazed uPVC window to side. Papered and coved ceiling. Built in furniture in white.

BATHROOM

Superbly appointed with stylish suite in white, wash hand basin set onto high gloss white cabinet, stainless steel shower attachment and glass screen to bath, wall tiled in white with aqua marine mosaic style decoration, matching aqua marine floor and bathe panelled tiling, airing cupboard, double glazed uPVC window to side, papered and coved ceiling.

EXTERNAL

Level lawned front garden with double brick paved drives, integral single garage, south facing private rear garden, carefully laid out with small terrace areas, adjoining rear of property, steps up to level lawn with fenced boundaries, well stocked beds and borders, garden shed, secluded west facing side patio.

## Property Photos

- ![Front](/listings/photos/30977669/436535) - Front
- ![Lounge](/listings/photos/30977669/436536) - Lounge
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/30977669/436538) - Kitchen
- ![Sitting Area](/listings/photos/30977669/436542) - Sitting Area
- ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/30977669/436546) - Bathroom
- ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/30977669/436552) - Bedroom
- ![Rear Garden](/listings/photos/30977669/436562) - Rear Garden
- ![Rear view](/listings/photos/30977669/436570) - Rear view

## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/30977669/436578) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/30977669/436588) - EPC 1

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 111 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RS | £415,000 | 06/07/2022 | Detached |
| 111 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RS | £340,000 | 14/02/2012 | Detached |
| 111 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RS | £287,000 | 30/11/2004 | Detached |
| 111 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RS | £150,000 | 15/11/2002 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 29 LONG SHEPHERDS DRIVE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RP | £529,000 | 05/09/2025 | Detached |
| [Same street] 70 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RS | £412,000 | 15/04/2025 | Detached |
| 9 PICKET MEAD ROAD, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4SA | £430,000 | 27/10/2023 | Detached |
| 27 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4UJ | £450,000 | 28/07/2023 | Detached |
| 52 CASWELL ROAD, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4SD | £720,000 | 25/11/2022 | Detached |
| 18 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4UJ | £445,000 | 31/10/2022 | Detached |
| 4 LONG SHEPHERDS DRIVE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RP | £580,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| HARBLEDOWN, 25 CASWELL AVENUE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RU | £770,000 | 20/09/2022 | Detached |
| 18 WOOLLACOTT DRIVE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RR | £460,000 | 05/09/2022 | Detached |
| CASTLE COTTAGE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RT | £850,000 | 04/08/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 115 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RS | £435,000 | 23/05/2022 | Detached |
| 26 WOOLLACOTT DRIVE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RR | £395,000 | 18/05/2022 | Detached |
| 5 LONG SHEPHERDS DRIVE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RP | £655,000 | 08/04/2022 | Detached |
| MERMAID COTTAGE CASWELL ROAD, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RH | £540,000 | 16/03/2022 | Detached |
| 50 CASWELL ROAD, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4SD | £690,000 | 11/03/2022 | Detached |
| 4 MURTON LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4TR | £465,000 | 28/02/2022 | Detached |
| 20 CASWELL AVENUE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RU | £756,000 | 21/01/2022 | Detached |
| 6 ALLCHURCH GARDENS, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4BS | £645,000 | 21/01/2022 | Detached |
| 23 LONG SHEPHERDS DRIVE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RP | £675,000 | 19/01/2022 | Detached |
| 3 BISHOPS WOOD GROVE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4BP | £615,000 | 14/01/2022 | Detached |
| 6 PICKET MEAD ROAD, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4SA | £482,500 | 22/12/2021 | Detached |
| 14 LONG SHEPHERDS DRIVE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RP | £425,000 | 13/12/2021 | Detached |
| [Same street] 64 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RS | £410,000 | 30/06/2021 | Detached |

**Street average:** £419,000 (3 sales)
**Area average:** £578,875 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £464,592 (38 Detached, SA3, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -25.7%

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Maisonette, Caswell Bay, SA3 | £1,195/mo | 3 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,195/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.35% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £149,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £119,500

*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 £1,195/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 24.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-308/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.7%

*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:** £3,485/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -15.9%
- **10y growth:** 5.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Swansea; Detached series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 52.9%

## Flood risk

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

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

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

99 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£415,000 Jul 2022

Price per m²

£3,485/m²

Local average

£464,592 (-25.7%)

Street crime

22 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

Key features

Immaculate Detached Bungalow
Quiet semi rural location
Open farmland to the front
Good off road parking and garage
Three bedrooms
All fitted wardrobes

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:

ENTRANCE
Double glazed uPVC front door with leaded glass panels and outside coach lights.

HALL
Coved ceiling, radiator, double glazed uPVC window with leaded glass to front. Granite effect ceramic floor tiling. Open display feature to lounge.

LOUNGE
20'10 x 19'0 max Coved ceiling, two double glazed uPVC windows to rear garden, feature vertical radiator. Feature stainless steel wall mounted glass fronted log effect gas fire. Glass panelled doors to kitchen and inner hall leading to bedroom accommodation.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM
20'4 x 9'10 Well appointed with stylish range of wall and base units in light Teak/white with aluminium furniture and white work surfaces. One and half bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer taps over. Built in stainless steel oven/grill, ceramic touch control hob with stainless steel extractor over. White ceramic wall tiling with stone mosaic decoration. Granite effect ceramic floor tiling. Double glazed uPVC window and door to side. Double glazed uPVC French windows to rear garden. Radiator.

INNER HALL
With white panelled doors to rooms off. Pull down ladder to part boarded loft with power and light.

BEDROOM ONE
14'0 x 9'10 Coved ceiling, radiator, built in furniture in white. Double glazed uPVC window to front.

BEDROOM TWO
12'0 x 10'5 Double glazed window to front. Papered and coved ceiling. Radiator. Built in furniture in white.

BEDROOM THREE 8'10 x 8'4 Radiator. Double glazed uPVC window to side. Papered and coved ceiling. Built in furniture in white.

BATHROOM
Superbly appointed with stylish suite in white, wash hand basin set onto high gloss white cabinet, stainless steel shower attachment and glass screen to bath, wall tiled in white with aqua marine mosaic style decoration, matching aqua marine floor and bathe panelled tiling, airing cupboard, double glazed uPVC window to side, papered and coved ceiling.

EXTERNAL
Level lawned front garden with double brick paved drives, integral single garage, south facing private rear garden, carefully laid out with small terrace areas, adjoining rear of property, steps up to level lawn with fenced boundaries, well stocked beds and borders, garden shed, secluded west facing side patio.

Listed by

Mumbles

Simpsons

Reference: 30977669

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 23/03/2022

Current heating cost: £894/year

Potential heating cost: £613/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,900

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£850 - £1,500)
Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

EPC 1

Price history

177% since 2002

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	06/07/2022 (3 years ago)	£415,000	+22.1%
Sold	14/02/2012 (14 years ago)	£340,000	+18.5%
Sold	30/11/2004 (21 years ago)	£287,000	+91.3%
Sold	15/11/2002 (23 years ago)	£150,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
29 LONG SHEPHERDS DRIVE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RP	£529,000	05/09/2025	Detached
Same street 70 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RS	£412,000	15/04/2025	Detached
9 PICKET MEAD ROAD, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4SA	£430,000	27/10/2023	Detached
27 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4UJ	£450,000	28/07/2023	Detached
52 CASWELL ROAD, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4SD	£720,000	25/11/2022	Detached
18 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4UJ	£445,000	31/10/2022	Detached
4 LONG SHEPHERDS DRIVE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RP	£580,000	28/10/2022	Detached
HARBLEDOWN, 25 CASWELL AVENUE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RU	£770,000	20/09/2022	Detached
18 WOOLLACOTT DRIVE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RR	£460,000	05/09/2022	Detached
CASTLE COTTAGE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RT	£850,000	04/08/2022	Detached
Same street 115 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RS	£435,000	23/05/2022	Detached
26 WOOLLACOTT DRIVE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RR	£395,000	18/05/2022	Detached
5 LONG SHEPHERDS DRIVE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RP	£655,000	08/04/2022	Detached
MERMAID COTTAGE CASWELL ROAD, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RH	£540,000	16/03/2022	Detached
50 CASWELL ROAD, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4SD	£690,000	11/03/2022	Detached
4 MURTON LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4TR	£465,000	28/02/2022	Detached
20 CASWELL AVENUE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RU	£756,000	21/01/2022	Detached
6 ALLCHURCH GARDENS, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4BS	£645,000	21/01/2022	Detached
23 LONG SHEPHERDS DRIVE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RP	£675,000	19/01/2022	Detached
3 BISHOPS WOOD GROVE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4BP	£615,000	14/01/2022	Detached
6 PICKET MEAD ROAD, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4SA	£482,500	22/12/2021	Detached
14 LONG SHEPHERDS DRIVE, CASWELL, SWANSEA, SA3 4RP	£425,000	13/12/2021	Detached
Same street 64 SUMMERLAND LANE, NEWTON, SWANSEA, SA3 4RS	£410,000	30/06/2021	Detached

Street average: £419,000 (3 sales)

Area average: £578,875 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -15.9%

10y growth 5.9%

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

1y (index) 2.6%

5y (index) 23.1%

10y (index) 52.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £752/mo

Realistic £835/mo

Optimistic £919/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Swansea.

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View SA3 4RS

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Long Shepherds Drive	0.0 miles
Bus stop	Millands Close	0.1 miles
Shop	Wollacott	0.4 miles
Shop	Newton News	0.4 miles
Hospital	Gower Physiotherapy Clinic	1.0 miles
University	Swansea University Singleton Park Campus	3.1 miles
University	Unknown	3.6 miles
Train station	Swansea	5.0 miles
Train station	Gowerton	5.2 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	10
Criminal damage and arson	3
Other theft	2
Shoplifting	2
Anti-social behaviour	1
Burglary	1
Drugs	1
Possession of weapons	1
Public order	1
Total incidents	22

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
Newton Primary School	Other	0.4 miles	— (No rating)
Whitestone Primary School	Other	0.6 miles	— (No rating)
Oystermouth Primary School	Other	0.9 miles	— (No rating)
Grange Primary School	Other	1.0 miles	— (No rating)
St David's Catholic Primary School	Other	1.0 miles	— (No rating)

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
3 Bed Maisonette, Caswell Bay, SA3	£1,195/mo	3	0.6 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,195/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.35%

Max investor price (0.8%) £149,375

Target investor price (1%) £119,500

Gross yield 4.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 24.1×

Monthly cashflow £-308/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -3.7%

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).