Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Baber Close, Cardiff, CF23 9BX
Estimated value
£300,000
- Since the 2010 sale (£185,000)+62%
- Against CF23 9BX's recent median (£275,000)+9%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
109 m²
1177 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£300,000
- Against its 2010 sale (£185,000)+62%
- Against CF23 9BX's recent median (£275,000)+9%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 20 Baber Close is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF23 9BX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
109 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2009
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2010
Recent sales in CF23 9BX
5 sales, median £275,000 (2025–2013)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Baber Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
Sales timeline
30 March 2010Most recent
£185,000
+93.7%over 8 years18 January 2002
£95,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 9BX: £275,000 (2025–2013).
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 20 Baber Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Baber Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF23 9BX). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1177 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in March 2010. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 sits 62.2% above the 2010 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 35.4% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageDouble
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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.
20 Baber Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2019
Current Certificate
Sept 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 September 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Baber Close, Cardiff, CF23 9BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
20 Baber Close 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.
Versus other Baber Close homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
20 Baber Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,692
Street avg £3,187
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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
Howardian Close — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Howardian CloseBus stop131m
- Baron's Court RoadBus stop218m
- Colchester AvenueBus stop237m
- Earl`s Court RoadBus stop360m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences995 reports33%
- Anti-social Behaviour345 reports11%
- Public Order344 reports11%
- Shoplifting340 reports11%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 20 Baber Close is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF23 9BX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 20 Baber Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 20 Baber Close was lodged in September 2009 at band D and expired in September 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 20 Baber Close. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CF23 9BX.
- Council tax band
- 20 Baber Close is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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