5 Firstbrook Close, Cardiff, CF23 9ER
About 5 Firstbrook Close
5 Firstbrook Close is a semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF23 9ER). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in March 2002. Across 1996–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 175.7% above the 2002 sale of £85,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 50.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
5 Firstbrook Close has no planning applications on record.
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
5 Firstbrook Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 6 years.
£85,950
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2002Most recent
£85,950
+48.3%over 5 years22 August 1996
£57,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF23 9ER: £280,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in CF23 9ER
Versus other Firstbrook Close homes
5 Firstbrook Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,343
Street avg £3,358
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.2 km
Colchester Avenue — bus stop.
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