Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Bessborough Drive, Cardiff, CF11 8NE
Estimated value
£230,000
- Since the 2014 sale (£144,950)+59%
- Against CF11 8NE's recent median (£255,000)-10%
Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£230,000
- Against its 2014 sale (£144,950)+59%
- Against CF11 8NE's recent median (£255,000)-10%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 23 Bessborough Drive is modelled from its 66 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CF11 8NE. 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
66 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2015
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in CF11 8NE
5 sales, median £255,000 (2024–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2024 | 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.
23 Bessborough Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
17 January 2014Most recent
£144,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF11 8NE: £255,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CF11 8NE
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks 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 23 Bessborough Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Bessborough Drive is a semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF11 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 sits 58.7% above the 2014 sale of £144,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 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 January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2025
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jan 2015
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 January 2025
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jun 2014from Aug 2013
Heating Controls
Prog + StatThermostat
Heating controls changed
Jan 2015from Jun 2014
EPC improved fromD57toE48
Heating Controls
ThermostatProg + Stat
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows
AverageGood
Window efficiency improved
Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Bessborough Drive, Cardiff, CF11 8NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
23 Bessborough Drive has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Bessborough Drive homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 23 Bessborough Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,196
Street avg £2,502
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Eddystone Close — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Eddystone CloseBus stop86m
- Sevenoaks ParkBus stop115m
- Powderham DriveBus stop120m
- Wynnstay CloseBus stop135m
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 23 Bessborough Drive is modelled from its 66 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CF11 8NE. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 23 Bessborough Drive. 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 23 Bessborough Drive was lodged in January 2015 at band E and expired in January 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 23 Bessborough Drive. 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 8NE.
- Council tax band
- 23 Bessborough Drive is in council tax band D. 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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