5 Riverside Street, Taffs Well, Cardiff, CF15 7QL
About 5 Riverside Street
5 Riverside Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Taffs Well, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF15 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £210,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at 5 Riverside Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 5 Riverside Street, Taffs Well, Cardiff, CF15 7QL
- Nov 2009Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Leyland Cypress - to fell tree and remove to ground level.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/1091/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2009Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Riverside Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 20 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
27 January 2021Most recent
£210,000
+23.5%over 5 years25 August 2015
£170,000
+116.6%over 14 years20 August 2001
£78,500
+30.9%over 12 months24 August 2000
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF15 7QL: £173,000 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in CF15 7QL
Versus other Riverside Street homes
On co₂ emissions, 5 Riverside Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,838
Street avg £2,370
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Glan-y-llyn Square — bus stop.
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