3 Fairoak Road, Cardiff, CF23 5HH
About 3 Fairoak Road
3 Fairoak Road is a detached house in Cardiff (CF23 5HH). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. At 98 m² this is the 13th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–212 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 20 units on file.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold April 2020 for £165,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 41.2% above the 2020 sale price.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Fairoak 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
3 Fairoak Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.1% per year over 13 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 0.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
13 April 2020Most recent
£165,000
+17.0%23 December 2019
£141,000
-25.8%over 1 year19 February 2018
£190,000
+16.6%over 11 years26 January 2007
£163,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 5HH: £200,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CF23 5HH
Versus other Fairoak Road homes
On floor area, 3 Fairoak Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,684
Street avg £3,131
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
Ninian Road — bus stop.
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