What kind of home is 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE?

40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE?

40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE last sold for £305,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £72,000 in March 1997, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE?

Across 2 sales between March 1997 and January 2020, 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE rose from £72,000 to £305,000, a change of £233,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE have?

The current EPC rating for 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE?

40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (1,119 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 39% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CF11 8NE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE use?

The latest EPC at 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE?

40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE is in council tax band E.

Which area is 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE in?

40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE sits in Cardiff. It falls within the CF11 postcode district.

Is 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE in a safe area?

Police records around 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What transport links are near 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE?

The closest bus stop to 40 Bessborough Drive, CF11 8NE is Eddystone Close, 86m away. The nearest rail option is Grangetown (Cardiff) Rail Station, 471m away.

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40 Bessborough Drive, Cardiff, CF11 8NE

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

104 m²

1119 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 40 Bessborough Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

40 Bessborough Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Cardiff (CF11 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 104 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 29 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 35.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 73.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £305,000 in January 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageIntegral
BalconyYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Bessborough Drive, Cardiff, CF11 8NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

40 Bessborough Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 40 Bessborough Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£414,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£305,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

24 January 2020Most recent
£305,000
+323.6%over 22 years
6 March 1997
£72,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CF11 8NE: £255,000 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in CF11 8NE

On the street

Versus other Bessborough Drive homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

40 Bessborough Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,933

Street avg £2,471

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Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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