5 Brython Drive, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0LR
About 5 Brython Drive
5 Brython Drive is a semi-detached house in St. Mellons, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF3 0LR). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 sits 334.9% above the 1996 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 61.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
5 Brython Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Brython Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5 Brython Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£43,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 August 1996Most recent
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF3 0LR: £250,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CF3 0LR
13 Brython Drive, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0LR
Sold Jun 2025
£273,00042 Brython Drive, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0LR
Sold Apr 2025
£195,00045 Brython Drive, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0LR
Sold Mar 2025
£205,00035 Brython Drive, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0LR
Sold Aug 2024
£250,00064 Brython Drive, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0LR
Sold Apr 2024
£265,000
Versus other Brython Drive homes
Years Held for 5 Brython Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£694
Street avg £2,236
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cypress Drive — bus stop.
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