Photo: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales from Wales/Cymru · Public domainThe median home in Penllergaer sells for £292,995
That is the middle of 287 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 4.4 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Half of Penllergaer’s sales are detached houses
287 homes sold in three years: 140 detached houses, 123 semi-detached houses, 21 terraced houses and 3 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 140 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £305K–£380K
- Last 12 months
- £330K19 sold
- New build
- £333K
median sale · 123 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £220K–£289K
- Last 12 months
- £269K18 sold
- New build
- £276K
median sale · 21 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £165K–£210K
- Last 12 months
- £187K8 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 3 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: half of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Penllergaer’s homes sold for between £240K and £333K
One sale in ten was under £195K and one in ten over £405K. 30% sold for under £250K.
The median, £292,995, sits in the £250–300K band
287 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.4 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than Wales’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £62,500 in 1995 to £277,750 in the last 12 months (£220,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
46 sales in the last 12 months, against 118 in 2024, the busiest year, and 26 in 2010. Sales fell by 57% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held.
Penllergaer costs more than Wales as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Penllergaer, every standard sale in Wales, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £70K | £85K | £248K | £228K | £221K | £271K | £330K |
| Semi-detached houses | £53K | £60K | £110K | £126K | £171K | £185K | £269K |
| Terraced houses | — | £49K | £107K | — | £124K | £133K | £187K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
17% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
716 new homes have been sold in Penllergaer since 1995; the share peaked at 70% in 1998.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £309,995
against £254,818 for a home sold on, 22% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
13% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 12% sold leasehold in Penllergaer. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Fern Drive is Penllergaer’s busiest street, with 50 sales in three years
15 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 8 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fern Drive | SA4 | 50 | £311,495 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Rhodfa Gelli Aur | SA4 | 24 | £305,747 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Golygfa Garn Goch | SA4 | 22 | £309,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 4 | Cilgant Meredith | SA4 | 21 | £309,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Thistle Street | SA4 | 16 | £297,247 | Mixed · new builds |
| 6 | Gorseinon Road | SA4 | 15 | £214,995 | Mixed |
| 7 | Elm Crescent | SA4 | 12 | £231,500 | Mixed |
| 8 | Mansion Gardens | SA4 | 11 | £327,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Golygfa Llysninni | SA4 | 9 | £288,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 10 | Maes Cae Gwyn | SA4 | 8 | £320,495 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 11 | Swansea Road | SA4 | 7 | £306,795 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Llewellyn Road | SA4 | 6 | £182,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Ynys Werdd | SA4 | 5 | £270,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Golwg Y Garn | SA4 | 5 | £237,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Ffordd Y Meillion | SA4 | 5 | £220,000 | Mixed |
Mansion Gardens: £327,000
Llewellyn Road: £182,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 1.8 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Penllergaer is the 2nd most expensive of 19 towns in West Glamorgan
Penllergaer is one of West Glamorgan’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in West Glamorgan with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Penllergaer’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Gorseinon, Gowerton and Loughor.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penllergaer | — | £293K | 46 | +68% |
| Grovesend | 1.8 | £174K | 11 | +45% |
| Gorseinon | 1.8 | £190K | 166 | +39% |
| Gowerton | 2.4 | £200K | 61 | +45% |
| Loughor | 2.8 | £192K | 46 | +54% |
| Pontarddulais | 3.1 | £190K | 74 | +52% |
| Hendy and Fforest | 3.6 | £200K | 42 | +43% |
| Swansea | 3.6 | £186K | 1,512 | +38% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Penllergaer
What is the average house price in Penllergaer?
The median home in Penllergaer sold for £292,995 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 287 standard sales (£277,750 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £329,997, semi-detached houses £262,500 and terraced houses £193,000.
Are house prices going up in Penllergaer?
The median was £313,500 in 2025, up 11% on 2024 (£282,995), and £277,750 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Penllergaer each year?
46 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 70 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Penllergaer?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Mansion Gardens (SA4, £327,000), Maes Cae Gwyn (SA4, £320,495) and Fern Drive (SA4, £311,495).
How much does a new build cost in Penllergaer?
New homes sold for a median £309,995 over three years, against £254,818 for homes sold on. New builds were 50% of sales.
Is Penllergaer expensive for West Glamorgan?
Penllergaer is the 2nd most expensive of 19 towns of 2,500 or more in West Glamorgan by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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