8 Balaclava Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BB
About 8 Balaclava Road
8 Balaclava Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF23 5BB). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in March 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 sits 526.7% above the 1996 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 73.9% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
8 Balaclava Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Balaclava Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Balaclava Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 March 1996Most recent
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 5BB: £445,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CF23 5BB
Versus other Balaclava Road homes
On price per m², 8 Balaclava Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£449
Street avg £2,342
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
Penylan Library — bus stop.
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