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156 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BZ

Estimated value

£496,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£415,000)+20%
  • Against CF23 5BZ's recent median (£480,000)+3%

Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
135 m²
1453 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£496,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£415,000)+20%
  • Against CF23 5BZ's recent median (£480,000)+3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 156 Marlborough Road is modelled from its 135 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF23 5BZ. 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

    135 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2024

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CF23 5BZ

    5 sales, median £480,000 (2026–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: January 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 156 Marlborough Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 January 2025Most recent

    £415,000

    +336.8%over 26 years

  2. 9 February 1998

    £95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 5BZ: £480,000 (2026–2023).

Risks

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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Overview

About 156 Marlborough Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

156 Marlborough Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF23 5BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 is 19.5% above the 2025 sale price. Sold January 2025 for £415,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

156 Marlborough Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Oct 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 15 October 2034

7 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 156 Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

156 Marlborough Road has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Marlborough Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 156 Marlborough Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,074

Street avg £3,475

Strongly below

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 141 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Below
Area

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.
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Crime

169/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Timbers Square — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Timbers SquareBus stop57m
  • Waterloo GardensBus stop148m
  • Waterloo GardensBus stop174m
  • Roath Court PlaceBus stop188m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences995 reports33%
  • Anti-social Behaviour345 reports11%
  • Public Order344 reports11%
  • Shoplifting340 reports11%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£620k

1 Clos Edno

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4 bed2 bath
£666k

1 Beatty Avenue

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4 bed1 bath
£669k

1 Bronwydd Close

CF23 5RA

4 bed2 bath
£770k

1 Balaclava Road

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£473k

1 Ambleside Avenue

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 156 Marlborough Road is modelled from its 135 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF23 5BZ. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 156 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 156 Marlborough Road was lodged in October 2024 at band E and is valid until October 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 156 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 5BZ.
Council tax band
156 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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