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Waun Penlan, Pontardawe, Swansea

MyStreetCheck free street report: Waun Penlan, Pontardawe, Swansea · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/swansea-neath-port-talbot/waun-penlan/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SA8 3BB.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£168,719
18 sales
Price range
£75k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Oct 2025
SA8 3BB

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At a glance

House prices£169k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) Crime31 reportedWithin about a mile, latest month Flood riskNo flood warning areasFrom rivers or the sea Nearest station1 hr 39 min walkSkewen station Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold78% freeholdAcross 18 Land Registry sales Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

18 property sales on Waun Penlan, Pontardawe, Swansea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Oct 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £162,772. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 61% semi-detached, 39% detached. Recorded sale prices on Waun Penlan range from £75,000 to £290,000. 78% of homes sold here were freehold and 22% leasehold.

House prices on Waun Penlan compared

SA8 postcode area£217,199
Swansea£204,351
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Waun Penlan has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SA8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £112,600 (5 sales)2016£113k2017: £150,250 (2 sales)2017£150k2018: £140,000 (1 sales)2018£140k2019: £150,000 (1 sales)2019£150k2020: £189,950 (1 sales)2020£190k2022: £203,249 (4 sales)2022£203k2023: £143,000 (1 sales)2023£143k2024: £245,000 (2 sales)2024£245k2025: £247,500 (1 sales)2025£248k

Tenure: 78% freehold and 22% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£162,7728 Mar 2024
Detached7£178,06410 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Waun Penlan

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
35, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 10 Oct 2025£247,500 DetachedFreehold
3A, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 22 May 2024£290,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 8 Mar 2024£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 28 Jun 2023£143,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
7, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 20 Dec 2022£265,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
30, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 6 Oct 2022£163,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 24 Aug 2022£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 28 Feb 2022£189,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 18 Dec 2020£189,950 DetachedFreehold
35, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 31 May 2019£150,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 1 Jun 2018£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 24 Aug 2017£153,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 10 Feb 2017£147,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 16 Dec 2016£75,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 6 Dec 2016£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 9 Sep 2016£147,000 DetachedLeasehold
16, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 24 Jun 2016£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Waun Penlan SA8 3BB 4 Mar 2016£111,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
35, Waun Penlan £150,000 (May 2019) → £247,500 (Oct 2025) +65%
over 6 yrs
30, Waun Penlan £163,000 (Oct 2022) → £200,000 (Mar 2024) +23%
over 1 yr
16, Waun Penlan £115,000 (Jun 2016) → £195,000 (Aug 2022) +70%
over 6 yrs
18, Waun Penlan £115,000 (Dec 2016) → £189,995 (Feb 2022) +65%
over 5 yrs
37, Waun Penlan £147,000 (Feb 2017) → £189,950 (Dec 2020) +29%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Waun Penlan

Crime

31 crimes were reported within about a mile of Waun Penlan in August 2026.

Violence & sexual offences14
Public order7
Anti-social behaviour4
Criminal damage & arson3
Drugs1
Other theft1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Waun Penlan is not in or near any Environment Agency flood warning or alert area.

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Skewen station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk
  • Llansamlet station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 40 min walk
  • Neath station 5.4 mi · 1 hr 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Waunsterw (before, Gelligron Road) 3 min walk
  • Waunsterw (opp junct, Gelli-gron Road) 3 min walk
  • Royal Oak (after, Commercial Road) 3 min walk
  • Gelliderw (after, Gellideg) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Pontardawe Primary Care Centre
    Tawe Terrace, Alloy Industrial Estate, Swansea · 1.1 mi
  • Cwmtawe Medical Group
    80 High Street, Clydach, Swansea · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Swansea Herbert Street · 1.0 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Pontardawe · 1.0 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Pontardawe · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Swansea Pontardawe Superstore · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pontardawe Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Well · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Herbert Street (dental Surgery) · 1.0 mi
  • The Laurels Dental Practice · 2.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 3.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned57.7%62.5%
Private rented9.8%20.3%
Social rented31.8%17.1%
Households900

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.0%64.1%
Aged 65+16.4%18.6%
Residents2,174

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks89%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks98%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks95%92%

Share of homes across Neath Port Talbot with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Waun Penlan

Ethnic group

HereNeath Port Talbot
White97.5%96.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%1.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.4%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereNeath Port Talbot
No religion55.2%49.9%
Christian38.1%42.2%
Not answered5.5%6.1%
Buddhist0.6%0.3%
Hindu0.2%0.3%
Sikh0.2%0.1%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereNeath Port Talbot
Born in the UK97.3%96.4%
Born outside the UK2.7%3.6%

Highest qualification

HereNeath Port Talbot
Level 4 qualifications and above26%25.8%
No qualifications24%23.7%
Level 2 qualifications16.6%14.8%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%17.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%9.1%
Apprenticeship4.9%6.4%
Other qualifications2.7%2.7%

General health

HereNeath Port Talbot
Very good health48.3%45.4%
Good health29.4%30.4%
Fair health14.7%15.4%
Bad health5.8%6.6%
Very bad health1.8%2.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereNeath Port Talbot
1 car or van in household41.8%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household29%27.2%
No cars or vans in household19.3%20.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household10%9.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Neath Port Talbot.

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