Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
47 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BU
1 planning record
Estimated value
£465,000
- Since the 2011 sale (£269,950)+72%
- Against CF23 5BU's recent median (£450,000)+3%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
124 m²
1339 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£465,000
- Against its 2011 sale (£269,950)+72%
- Against CF23 5BU's recent median (£450,000)+3%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 47 Marlborough Road is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CF23 5BU. 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
124 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2011
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2011
Recent sales in CF23 5BU
5 sales, median £450,000 (2025–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
47 Marlborough Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
12 July 2011Most recent
£269,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 5BU: £450,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in CF23 5BU
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 47 Marlborough Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
47 Marlborough Road is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF23 5BU). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1339 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in July 2011. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 sits 72.3% above the 2011 sale of £269,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 40.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
47 Marlborough Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2021
Current Certificate
Mar 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 March 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 47 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
47 Marlborough Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 47 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BU
1decisions1extensions19documents1nearby
- Apr 2021ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00711/DCH
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Versus other Marlborough Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 47 Marlborough Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,170
Street avg £2,035
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Roath Court Place — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Roath Court PlaceBus stop116m
- Marlborough SchBus stop182m
- Timbers SquareBus stop187m
- Waterloo GardensBus stop201m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences995 reports33%
- Anti-social Behaviour345 reports11%
- Public Order344 reports11%
- Shoplifting340 reports11%
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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 47 Marlborough Road is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CF23 5BU. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 47 Marlborough 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 47 Marlborough Road was lodged in March 2011 at band E and expired in March 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. 1 application is matched to 47 Marlborough 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 5BU.
- Council tax band
- 47 Marlborough 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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