23 Bessborough Drive, Cardiff, CF11 8NE
About 23 Bessborough Drive
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 £248,000 sits 71.1% 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 12 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2025
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
23 Bessborough Drive has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
23 Bessborough Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£144,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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
Versus other Bessborough Drive homes
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
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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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