What kind of home is 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS?

23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS?

23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS last sold for £209,000 in August 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £174,000 in July 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS?

Across 3 sales between July 2004 and August 2023, 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS rose from £174,000 to £209,000, a change of £35,000. That works out to roughly +1% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS?

The current EPC rating for 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in August 2017. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS?

23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CF10 4AS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS use?

The latest EPC at 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS?

23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS is in council tax band E.

Which area is 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS in?

23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS sits in Cardiff. It falls within the CF10 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS?

Police records around 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS show an average of 10 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 53% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (103% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

How well connected is 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS?

The closest bus stop to 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, CF10 4AS is Herbert Street, 67m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, Cardiff, CF10 4AS

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor Ground

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Messina House

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

23 Messina House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF10 4AS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. At 86 m² this is the 27th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 31 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Sold August 2023 for £209,000.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Late 20th centuryGround Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Messina House, Vellacott Close, Cardiff, CF10 4AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Messina House has no planning applications on record.

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 23 Messina House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£218,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£209,000

Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

10 August 2023Most recent
£209,000
+17.7%over 5 years
17 November 2017
£177,500
+2.0%over 13 years
15 July 2004
£174,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CF10 4AS: £182,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CF10 4AS

On the street

Versus other Vellacott Close homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Messina House outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,430

Street avg £2,246

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

0.1 km

Herbert Street — bus stop.

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