Mumbles has been named as Britain's top house price hotspot by property portal Rightmove, beating contenders in Cornwall, Dorset and Norfolk.
In a top ten list compiled by Rightmove, Mumbles' average property asking price has risen by 47% since 2015, which is a bigger five-year increase than any other coastal area in Britain.
Ben Davies, managing director at Belvoir Estate Agents in Mumbles, says it's not hard to know why people want to move to the Gower coastal town.
He says: "As a former Victorian fishing village, Mumbles has definitely got its own identity.
"The town has seen lots of development in recent years, too. Oyster Wharf is a shining new development which has created a Mediterranean-style plaza fronting onto the seafront.
"However, the town has still retained its charm and you’ll find lots of seafront restaurants and independent boutiques, bars and delis down here. It's a destination in its own right and we've always seen huge demand to live here."
Properties opposite the promenade and coastline overlooking Swansea Bay are hard to find, but just take a short stroll around the corner from the seafront and there are plenty of period properties with lovely views to find.
This pretty townhouse has an uninterrupted outlook across Underhill Park but it's arguably inside the property where you will find the most exciting views.
The three-storey house is home to Bronwen and Gerrard Armor, and during the last 17 years its spaces have morphed into the functions required for a growing family.
But now the children have grown up and fled the nest, the couple have totally transformed the house into a showcase of their style.
Bron says: "Eclectic and colourful probably sums up my style, lots of vintage pieces picked up over the years with some upcycling. And I like pops of colour.
"I guess it's obvious that I like pink but so does my husband as it's so warm and welcoming plus it works as a contrast to so many other colours – grey, green, blue."
Let loose on the house Bron has knocked down walls, changed shapes within spaces and created dedicated areas and rooms that work for the couple's lifestyle as well as creating an interior design scheme that expresses their creativity and individuality.
She says: "I love the fact that it is different and cosy and every room has different colours and themes.
"My office, for example, is quite Scandi, the top floor French and vintage, the middle floor bathroom quite contemporary. Every room is colourful and eclectic and I love the two bathrooms and the kitchen."
Bron's favourite space, when pushed to choose, is the dedicated master suite on the top floor.
She says: "I love having a top floor suite which is separate from the rest of the house so super private if we have guests staying. It feels like we're staying in a boutique hotel!"
Bron's style is certainly eclectic, with the combination of the pastel colours, splashes of bright shades, snippets of strong patterns and stand-out vintage pieces making it a collective style worthy of any interiors magazine or popular Instagram account.
The building work might have had a decent budget allocated to it but Bron says you don't have to spend a fortune to express yourself via your home's interiors.
She says: "I have always been a bit of a bargain hunter so have looked for ways to make interiors look good without spending a lot of money.
"It's about how you piece things together rather than what you've spent and it is so easy to find items that add interest and character simply by picking things up from junk shops or going onto Facebook Marketplace."
Bron gets her interior design ideas by looking at magazines and spending time trawling through Pinterest for inspiration but ideas from boutique hotels excite her too, which explains the master suite style.
But having a wonderful time creating her home's special interiors is the icing on this property's cake; there was a lot of building baking to do first over the 17 years that Bron has lived at the property.
She says: "We made changes as soon as we moved in. However, the majority of the big changes have been done over the last five years."
The kitchen, the top floor suite, and reorganising the space on the middle floor have been the biggest transformations and there are a number of things the couple have learnt along the way.
Bron says: "Do the kitchen first. It's such an important space and getting this right from the outset is important as it is from the kitchen that everything flows, especially when you have teenagers!
"From a practical point of view, we wanted to make sure it was energy efficient and quiet, so we invested in triple glazing."
The couple are happy that they leave a house with all the building work and renovations complete for the next owner to just move in and enjoy the spaces, all they have to do is the fun interiors part to make this house their perfect home.
Bron says: "I would love it if another family could take it on and love it as much as I have and also benefit from all the hard work we have put into it so that they can just live and enjoy it rather than tripping over bags of plaster.
"The biggest challenge throughout the work was the fact that the house is mid terrace so there is no side access or rear access for trades people and building materials. Everything went through the house."
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Bron continues: "Recently, when we decided to reconfigure the layout of the middle floor, we removed a chimney which meant taking away a massively thick wall.
"Two skips were set up out the front and all of the rubble from the walls and the chimney had to go up through the roof and over the top and through two shoots into the skip.!"
The result of the combination of hard building work and inspirational interior design ideas is a stylish house that works perfectly as a sociable home.
Off-road parking is a bonus at the front of the property and then into the hall and Bron's pretty interior style is immediately apparent with creams, soft greys and a pink striped carpet providing a calm but striking visual welcome.
Into the rear of the property and maybe the largest area that has seen the most work.
The result is a very sociable L-shaped kitchen, dining and lounging space that also connects to the rear garden via a set of French doors.
This space continues the pastel theme but ramps up the visual intrigue with pattern tiles, exposed wood and copper piping, metallic handles on the kitchen units and Bron's eclectic vintage furniture taking centre stage.
Wander into the area by the French doors and the couple's more playful side takes over, with a surprise pop of strong pink providing a feature wall to frame colourful artwork.
Into the dining area and touches of the vibrant pink are continued with accessories, although softly introduced on the wall via an accent on the feature wallpaper.
Again stripped wood furniture provides extra character and visual warmth and the painted brickwork around the log burner ensures the space remains light and airy.
This entertaining space then flows into the main lounge at the front of the property via a set of versatile folding doors, which can connect all the downstairs spaces together or they can be closed to create a separate sitting room.
This spacious and comfortable room has lovely views of the park opposite from the substantial bay window and also boasts a feature cornice, picture rail, window shutters and fireplace.
Up to the first floor and the unique style continues and maybe the boldest colour yet can be found in the front room that overlooks the park.
This bedroom has a stunning period fireplace with feature inset tiles that have obviously been the inspiration for the shade on the walls.
The remaining two bedrooms on this floor are both doubles and both showcase Bron's eclectic style, with one of them currently being used as a home office as well as doubling as a guest bedroom.
The bathroom is, of course, a super stylish room and also has a touch of pink introduced via the sink unit.
Up again to the top floor and Bron's favourite space.
The master bedroom has soft and gentle shades, tactile fabrics and the best views of the park from the duo of windows.
But the ensuite is where Bron has really indulged her love for bold colours with a bright pink and a strong cobalt blue providing splashes of interest in alcoves and framing the white sanitaryware.
Adding the vintage sink unit and triangular period chair is a clever touch, ensuring that the eclectic and 'old world charm' found throughout the house also flows into this visually stunning space.
The house also has a good-sized utility room found off the kitchen and a private, decked courtyard garden.
For longer strolls surrounded by nature, there's the park opposite or Rotherslade Beach to be found at the end of this long residential street with Langland Bay just around the coastline.
Bron is going to miss her pretty Mumbles home that has been her bricks and mortar partner through a large slice of her life.
She says: "It has been such a lovely home.
"It has seen me through bringing up two boys to adulthood; my youngest was three when we bought it first as a holiday home but then after two years it became our permanent home.
"We have had three cats and two dogs here, parties, dinner parties, great Christmases, girls’ weekends, a divorce and a wedding.
Bron continues: "It's also a great house for teenagers, as with three floors it's easy to escape and have your own space when needed.
"It's hard not to be emotional about selling a property that has meant so much and evolved with me through so many different life stages."
Bron and Gerrard's pretty property is now on the market for £400,000 with estate agent purplebricks, give them a call on to find out more.
