149 Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF11 6JU
About 149 Penarth Road
149 Penarth Road is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF11 6JU). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold January 2021 for £200,000. 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 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 is 32% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 67.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
149 Penarth Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 August 2030
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Planning history
149 Penarth Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 149 Penarth Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 14 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
11 January 2021Most recent
£200,000
11 January 2021
£200,000
+63.3%11 January 2021
£122,500
+79.5%over 13 years17 May 2007
£68,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF11 6JU: £185,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in CF11 6JU
Versus other Penarth Road homes
On floor area, 149 Penarth Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,012
Street avg £992
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
362/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Blaenclydach Street — bus stop.
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