Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Alma Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BD
Estimated value
£504,000
- Since the 2017 sale (£363,000)+39%
- Against CF23 5BD's recent median (£450,000)+12%
Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
165 m²
1774 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£504,000
- Against its 2017 sale (£363,000)+39%
- Against CF23 5BD's recent median (£450,000)+12%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Alma Road is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF23 5BD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
165 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2011
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2017
Recent sales in CF23 5BD
5 sales, median £450,000 (2024–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
Sales timeline
15 June 2017Most recent
£363,000
+210.3%over 15 years28 June 2001
£117,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 5BD: £450,000 (2024–2018).
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 1 Alma Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Alma Road is an end-of-terrace house in Cardiff (CF23 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1774 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 165 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 16 EPCs). 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017). Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 is 38.8% above the 2017 sale price.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Alma Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2021
Current Certificate
Jan 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 January 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Alma Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Alma Road has no planning applications on record.
1
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Alma Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 1 Alma Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,203
Street avg £2,574
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cardiff district page.
Crime
169/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Marlborough Sch — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Marlborough SchBus stop137m
- Marlborough RoadBus stop153m
- Pen-Y-Lan RoadBus stop171m
- Penylan LibraryBus stop176m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences995 reports33%
- Anti-social Behaviour345 reports11%
- Public Order344 reports11%
- Shoplifting340 reports11%
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 1 Alma Road is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF23 5BD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Alma Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Alma Road was lodged in January 2011 at band E and expired in January 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Alma Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CF23 5BD.
- Council tax band
- 1 Alma Road is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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