47 Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AR
About 47 Melrose Avenue
47 Melrose Avenue is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Penylan, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF23 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£556/sq ft) was about 190.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 23 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £610,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 47 Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AR
- Apr 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND HIP TO GABLE LOFT EXTENSION WITH REAR DORMER
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00279/DCH
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionJan 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 47 Melrose Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£574,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 8 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2022Most recent
£610,000
+128.5%over 8 years31 October 2013
£267,000
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
£490,00033 Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AR
Sold Feb 2022
£530,000
Versus other Melrose Avenue homes
47 Melrose Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,980
Street avg £2,576
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 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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