33 Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AR
About 33 Melrose Avenue
33 Melrose Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Penylan, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF23 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good.
Sold February 2022 for £530,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 152 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 23 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
33 Melrose Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 33 Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AR
- May 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00460/DCH
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 16 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2022Most recent
£530,000
+112.0%over 12 years27 May 2009
£249,950
3 June 2007
£249,999
+8.7%over 1 year27 January 2006
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 9AR: £475,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CF23 9AR
6 Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AR
Sold Jul 2025
£475,00016 Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AR
Sold Jan 2025
£395,0005 Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AR
Sold Apr 2024
£435,00046 Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AR
Sold Dec 2022
£490,00047 Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AR
Sold Apr 2022
£610,000
Versus other Melrose Avenue homes
33 Melrose Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,487
Street avg £2,689
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
Waterloo Road — bus stop.
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