Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1HF
Wales
£330,000
Listed on 22/10/2026
Listed on 22/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
Character PropertyArea
1451 sqftFeatures
- Balcony
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This four-bedroom detached Victorian house is set along a single-track lane off Brecon Road, within reach of Ystradgynlais town centre. The listing describes a property requiring restoration, with period character, a balcony and veranda, and a long, gently sloping garden with valley views. It offers scope for a renovation project, subject to inspection and confirmation of the building's condition.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
31out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This Victorian detached house has a strong period canvas: decorative mouldings, stained glass and fireplaces, alongside four bedrooms, separate living and dining rooms, a balcony or veranda, driveway, garage and a large garden. There is scope for a substantial full-interior programme, with the photographed finishes, kitchen and bathrooms all offering clear opportunities to reshape and restore the house. The sloping garden also needs clearance and careful assessment, while the weathered exterior features warrant attention.
Worth weighing the all-in picture: the indicated works scale on top of the asking price leaves little cushion versus local £/sqf norms, about 32% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size. That is why the overall grade stays low; we have not forecast value after improvement.
Key opportunities
- Restore the Victorian character by bringing the visible mouldings, stained glass and fireplaces into a coherent interior scheme.
- Rework the photographed kitchen and dated bathroom and shower-room finishes as part of a broader redesign of the four-bedroom house.
- Clear and improve the large sloping garden, and make better use of the balcony or veranda, driveway and garage.
Key risks
- Worn floors, damaged wall coverings and ceiling deterioration across several photographed rooms, plus garden debris and uneven sloping ground, create a substantial full-interior and external programme rather than a cosmetic refresh.
- At this asking price, a mid-to-substantial works programme would leave the purchase and improvement outlay stretched against local benchmarks for the floor area; this is not a post-renovation value forecast.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Neath Rail Station
8.3 miles
Train · Neath
Skewen Rail Station
9.0 miles
Train · Skewen
Llansamlet Rail Station
9.8 miles
Train · Llansamlet
Briton Ferry Rail Station
10.1 miles
Train · Briton Ferry
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Finance
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Current average variable rate is 6.58%
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£1,348
Based on a loan of £247,500 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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Pricing
Price history
-5.7% since listed
£330,000£20,000(-5.7%)
22/09/2026£350,000Initial listing
11/05/2026Services
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