12 Bessborough Drive, Cardiff, CF11 8NE
About 12 Bessborough Drive
12 Bessborough Drive is a detached house in Cardiff (CF11 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 sits 57.8% above the 2011 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 29 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). On the market in June 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2025
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
12 Bessborough Drive has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
12 Bessborough Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.9% per year over 12 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 24.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
6 June 2011Most recent
£230,000
+1433.3%over 12 years26 February 1999
£15,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF11 8NE: £255,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CF11 8NE
Versus other Bessborough Drive homes
On epc rating, 12 Bessborough Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,233
Street avg £2,500
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Eddystone Close — bus stop.
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