50b, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BX
About 50b
50b is a semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF23 5BX). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 64 m² this is the 46th smallest of 72 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–214 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).
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 system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
50b 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
50b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£207,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 5BX: £210,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in CF23 5BX
50 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BX
Sold Mar 2022
£380,00042 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BX
Sold Oct 2021
£10,53042a, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BX
Sold Mar 2021
£215,000Flat 1, 6 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BX
Sold Dec 2020
£210,00042b, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BX
Sold Sept 2020
£199,950
Versus other Marlborough Road homes
On habitable rooms, 50b stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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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