3 Almond Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8HD
About 3 Almond Drive
3 Almond Drive is a semi-detached house in Pontprennau, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF23 8HD). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 40.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £196,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Almond Drive 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.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£196,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 September 2021Most recent
£196,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 8HD: £199,950 (2025–2002).
Nearby sales in CF23 8HD
13 Almond Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8HD
Sold Jun 2025
£300,0009 Almond Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8HD
Sold Jun 2016
£241,00018 Almond Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8HD
Sold Mar 2016
£199,9501 Almond Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8HD
Sold Jul 2002
£43,2005 Almond Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8HD
Sold Jun 1999
£78,500
Versus other Almond Drive homes
Floor Area for 3 Almond Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,800
Street avg £2,002
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.2 km
Pentwyn Drive — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.







