What type of property is 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY?

85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY is a 4-bedroom mid-terrace house, set on a cul-de-sac and which has been extended.

What did 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY sell for?

85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY last sold for £226,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £203,000 in September 2006, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 2006 and December 2021, 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY rose from £203,000 to £226,000, a change of £23,000. That works out to roughly +0.7% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY?

The current EPC rating for 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY?

85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (1,475 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CF3 0BY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY heated?

The latest EPC at 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY?

85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY is in council tax band E.

Where is 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY located?

85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY sits in St. Mellons, Cardiff, Cardiff. It falls within the CF3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY?

Police records around 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (210% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

How well connected is 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY?

The closest bus stop to 85 Willowbrook Gardens, CF3 0BY is Bishop Childs, 87m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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85 Willowbrook Gardens, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0BY

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

137 m²

1475 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 85 Willowbrook Gardens

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

85 Willowbrook Gardens is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in St. Mellons, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF3 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 33.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 20.8% below the postcode norm. Sold December 2021 for £226,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2021

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2021from Jan 2011

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 85 Willowbrook Gardens, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

85 Willowbrook Gardens has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

85 Willowbrook Gardens's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£302,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£226,000

Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

6 December 2021Most recent
£226,000
+11.3%over 15 years
28 September 2006
£203,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CF3 0BY: £270,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Willowbrook Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 85 Willowbrook Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,650

Street avg £2,337

Strongly below

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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.

Full Cardiff report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

3/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bishop Childs — bus stop.

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FAQ

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