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12 Sorento House, Vellacott Close, Cardiff, CF10 4AR

EPC B4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Sorento House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Sorento House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cardiff (CF10 4AR). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2013) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 62 m² this is the 5th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 56–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

Last sale on file: £182,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Sorento House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

21st century1st Floor FlatEPC BNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Sorento House, Vellacott Close, Cardiff, CF10 4AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Sorento House has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 12 Sorento House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£179,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£182,000

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2022Most recent

    £182,000

    +10.3%over 1 year

  2. 2 September 2021

    £165,000

    +6.5%over 4 years

  3. 7 December 2016

    £155,000

    +4.7%over 13 years

  4. 3 November 2003

    £148,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CF10 4AR: £149,000 (2016–2006).

On the street

Versus other Vellacott Close homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Sorento House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,935

Street avg £2,260

Strongly above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Sorento House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Sienna House, Vellacott Close

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1 Barletta House, Vellacott Close

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1 Henke Court

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2 bed1 bath
£197k

1 Minori House, Ffordd Garthorne

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2 bed2 bath
£202k

1 Celerity Drive

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2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cardiff district page.
Full Cardiff report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

10/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Herbert Street — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

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