9 Cottingham Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8QG
About 9 Cottingham Drive
9 Cottingham Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Pontprennau, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF23 8QG). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 32.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £330,000 in March 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
9 Cottingham Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
9 Cottingham Drive has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 9 Cottingham Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8QG
- Dec 2020ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
ERECT CONSERVATORY TO REAR ELEVATION
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02215/DCH
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Sales history & valuation
9 Cottingham Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.9% per year over 13 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: -0.9% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
4 March 2020Most recent
£330,000
+57.1%over 10 years27 July 2009
£210,000
-43.2%over 2 years26 June 2007
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 8QG: £290,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CF23 8QG
29 Cottingham Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8QG
Sold Jun 2025
£295,00019 Cottingham Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8QG
Sold Nov 2024
£242,00048 Cottingham Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8QG
Sold Sept 2024
£290,00064 Cottingham Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8QG
Sold Jun 2024
£293,80074 Cottingham Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8QG
Sold Nov 2023
£280,000
Versus other Cottingham Drive homes
On epc rating, 9 Cottingham Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,844
Street avg £2,325
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
0.4 km
Panasonic — bus stop.
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