Ynyspenllwch
Suburb · 199 residents
63Good
Good · better than 6 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- 1 GP practice within a short walk
- Affordability scores 72, well above the typical 60
- Environment scores 70, well above the typical 60
Check before you view
- Flood risk: 13% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
- Road noise reaches 51% of the area
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Ynyspenllwch
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Ynyspenllwch a good place to live?
Ynyspenllwch scores 63/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for health (76) and affordability (72).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Ynyspenllwch in Wales, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Ynyspenllwch
Detached houses behind stone walls, a scatter of bungalows, and enough space between properties that you notice the quiet before anything else — Ynyspenllwch reads as a village that never quite became a suburb. With under two hundred people calling it home, this is not a place with a high street rhythm; it's a place people drive out of Swansea to reach, not through.
The practical picture here is straightforward once you see the shape of it. There's no rail station or Estyn-rated secondary named in the immediate patch, but St Joseph's R.C. Primary and Glais Primary School both sit within the area, giving families a choice between a voluntary-aided and a community setting without needing to leave. The median age of just over 50 tells you this isn't a starter-home estate — it's a place people settle into rather than pass through, and the near-total freehold, detached-dominated property mix (eight of the last fifteen sales were detached houses) backs that up. A For Sale board here is advertising a family home to grow old in, not a first rung.
Money-wise, Ynyspenllwch sits comfortably: it's in the least deprived tenth of Wales on both income and overall deprivation, and the median house price of £235,000 runs about 22% above the Swansea average, though still modest against the Welsh national detached-house median of £325,000 — you're paying a premium for the setting, not for square footage. The one green space recorded, at nearly 36 hectares, is generous for a population this size, and it's the obvious outlet for a weekend — there's no cluster of restaurants or a food scene to speak of, so life here leans towards the outdoors and the drive into Swansea for anything more social.