Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Colchester Court, Flat 1, Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AU
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Colchester Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Colchester Court is an end-of-terrace house in Penylan, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF23 9AU). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Nov 2023
Current Certificate
Nov 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 November 2023
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Colchester Court, Flat 1, Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Colchester Court has no planning applications on record.
2
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Colchester Court has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 9AU: £162,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in CF23 9AU
Colchester Court, Flat 13, Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AU
Sold May 2026
£173,000Colchester Court, Flat 7, Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AU
Sold Aug 2024
£170,000Colchester Court, Flat 6, Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AU
Sold Sept 2023
£160,500Colchester Court, Flat 2, Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AU
Sold Aug 2023
£162,000Colchester Court, Flat 15, Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AU
Sold Jun 2022
£156,000
Versus other Melrose Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Colchester Court is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cardiff district page.
Crime
169/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Baron's Court Road — bus stop.
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