118 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BY
About 118 Marlborough Road
118 Marlborough Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF23 5BY). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 44.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £439,000 in December 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
118 Marlborough Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
118 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 13 years.
£439,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2020Most recent
£439,000
+22.0%over 6 years28 August 2014
£359,950
+30.9%over 7 years15 August 2007
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 5BY: £328,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in CF23 5BY
Versus other Marlborough Road homes
Years Held for 118 Marlborough Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,049
Street avg £2,424
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
Roath Court Place — bus stop.
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