12 Waterloo Road, Cardiff, CF23 5AE
About 12 Waterloo Road
12 Waterloo Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cardiff (CF23 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2022) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2021. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 26.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 135.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
12 Waterloo Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Solar PV panels (35 kWp) installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 12 Waterloo Road, Cardiff, CF23 5AE
- Feb 2021RenovationFullOutcome in report
NEW DOUBLE GLAZED WOODEN SASH WINDOWS AND BALCONY DOOR TO FRONT ELEVATION TO REPLACE EXISTING SINGLE GLAZED WOODEN SASH WINDOWS AND DOOR
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02590/DCH
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Sales history & valuation
12 Waterloo Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 2 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2015Most recent
£360,000
+31.9%over 2 years6 May 2013
£273,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 5AE: £385,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in CF23 5AE
Versus other Waterloo Road homes
12 Waterloo Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £2,715
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.7 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Waterloo Gardens — bus stop.
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