29 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BT
About 29 Marlborough Road
29 Marlborough Road is an end-of-terrace house in Cardiff (CF23 5BT). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 24th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–235 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.
Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 92.4% below the 2017 sale of £2,030,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£5,239/sq ft) was about 2817.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
29 Marlborough 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
29 Marlborough Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.6% per year over 22 years.
£2,030,000
Growth on file: 18.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2017Most recent
£2,030,000
+3960.0%over 21 years30 November 1995
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 5BT: £480,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CF23 5BT
Versus other Marlborough Road homes
Price per m² for 29 Marlborough Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£56,389
Street avg £10,956
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
Marlborough Road — bus stop.
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