Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Dorset Street, Cardiff, CF11 6PS
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£208,000
- Since the 2015 sale (£141,500)+47%
- Against CF11 6PS's recent median (£224,500)-7%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£208,000
- Against its 2015 sale (£141,500)+47%
- Against CF11 6PS's recent median (£224,500)-7%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 7 Dorset Street is modelled from its 98 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF11 6PS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
98 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2013
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in CF11 6PS
5 sales, median £224,500 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
7 Dorset Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Sales timeline
5 August 2015Most recent
£141,500
+20.4%over 12 months13 August 2014
£117,500
+11.9%19 May 2014
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF11 6PS: £224,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CF11 6PS
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 7 Dorset Street, Cardiff, CF11 6PS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 7 Dorset Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Dorset Street is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF11 6PS). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). Across 2014–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 is 47% above the 2015 sale price.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
7 Dorset Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2023
Current Certificate
Jun 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 June 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Dorset Street, Cardiff, CF11 6PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
7 Dorset Street has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Dorset Street homes
Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 7 Dorset Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,444
Street avg £2,249
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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.
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
Cornwall Court — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Cornwall CourtBus stop99m
- Hereford StreetBus stop106m
- Durham StreetBus stop151m
- Pentre StreetBus stop196m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,545 reports28%
- Vehicle Crime640 reports12%
- Anti-social Behaviour624 reports11%
- Public Order547 reports10%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 7 Dorset Street is modelled from its 98 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF11 6PS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 7 Dorset Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 7 Dorset Street was lodged in June 2013 at band E and expired in June 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 7 Dorset Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CF11 6PS.
- Council tax band
- 7 Dorset Street is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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