18 Cork Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8PU
About 18 Cork Drive
18 Cork Drive is a detached house in Pontprennau, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF23 8PU). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 177.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £455,000. 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.
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Planning history
18 Cork 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
18 Cork Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£455,000
+364.3%over 24 years14 November 1997
£98,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 8PU: £420,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CF23 8PU
1 Cork Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8PU
Sold Jul 2025
£465,0009 Cork Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8PU
Sold Aug 2021
£420,00030 Cork Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8PU
Sold Jul 2021
£355,00014 Cork Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8PU
Sold Mar 2021
£480,00050 Cork Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8PU
Sold Jul 2019
£325,000
Versus other Cork Drive homes
On price per m², 18 Cork Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,027
Street avg £2,084
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Hollington Drive — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.







