1 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BT
About 1 Marlborough Road
1 Marlborough Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cardiff (CF23 5BT). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2415 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £738,000 is 17.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
1 Marlborough 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
2 applications on record at 1 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BT
- May 2013SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
TWO STOREY EXTENSION INSERTION OF 2NO DORMERS TO REAR ANNEXE AND CONVERSION TO 9NO FLATS
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00360/DCO
- More recent applications — locked
- SubdivisionSept 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Marlborough Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£738,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£630,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 March 2017Most recent
£630,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 5BT: £485,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CF23 5BT
Versus other Marlborough Road homes
1 Marlborough Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,808
Street avg £7,225
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 214 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 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
Marlborough Road — bus stop.
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