Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Chester Street, Cardiff, CF11 6PY
1 planning record
Estimated value
£208,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£140,000)+49%
- Against CF11 6PY's recent median (£230,000)-10%
Newest record on this page: June 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
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£208,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£140,000)+49%
- Against CF11 6PY's recent median (£230,000)-10%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 18 Chester Street is modelled from its 60 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF11 6PY. 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
60 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2020
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in CF11 6PY
5 sales, median £230,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
20 January 2021Most recent
£140,000
+86.7%over 17 years27 February 2003
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF11 6PY: £230,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CF11 6PY
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 18 Chester Street, Cardiff, CF11 6PY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn 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 18 Chester Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Chester Street is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF11 6PY). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 is 48.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 58.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £140,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Jan 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 January 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Chester Street, Cardiff, CF11 6PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 18 Chester Street, Cardiff, CF11 6PY
1decisions1extensions18documents10nearby
- May 2021Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND LOFT CONVERSION
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00485/DCH
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Versus other Chester Street homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18 Chester Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,333
Street avg £2,102
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Hereford Street — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Hereford StreetBus stop92m
- Durham StreetBus stop142m
- Clare RoadBus stop143m
- Cornwall CourtBus stop172m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,545 reports28%
- Vehicle Crime640 reports12%
- Anti-social Behaviour624 reports11%
- Public Order547 reports10%
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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 18 Chester Street is modelled from its 60 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF11 6PY. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 18 Chester 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 18 Chester Street was lodged in January 2020 at band D and is valid until January 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 18 Chester 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 6PY.
- Council tax band
- 18 Chester 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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