Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Laugharne Road, Rumney, Cardiff, CF3 3HY
Estimated value
£222,000
- Since the 2003 sale (£73,000)+204%
- Against CF3 3HY's recent median (£189,000)+17%
Newest record on this page: November 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£222,000
- Against its 2003 sale (£73,000)+204%
- Against CF3 3HY's recent median (£189,000)+17%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Laugharne Road is modelled from its 115 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CF3 3HY. 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
115 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2014
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2003
Recent sales in CF3 3HY
5 sales, median £189,000 (2024–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2024 | 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.
5 Laugharne Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
Sales timeline
26 March 2003Most recent
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF3 3HY: £189,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CF3 3HY
16 Laugharne Road, Rumney, Cardiff, CF3 3HY
Sold Nov 2024
£215,0009 Laugharne Road, Rumney, Cardiff, CF3 3HY
Sold Dec 2022
£219,0008 Laugharne Road, Rumney, Cardiff, CF3 3HY
Sold Apr 2021
£170,00011 Laugharne Road, Rumney, Cardiff, CF3 3HY
Sold Feb 2020
£185,0007 Laugharne Road, Rumney, Cardiff, CF3 3HY
Sold Jan 2020
£189,000
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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About 5 Laugharne Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Laugharne Road is a semi-detached house in Rumney, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF3 3HY). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 115 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 sits 204.1% above the 2003 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 57.5% below the postcode norm.
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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.
5 Laugharne Road 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 10 Jun 2024
Current Certificate
Jun 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 June 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Laugharne Road, Rumney, Cardiff, CF3 3HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Laugharne Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Laugharne Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 5 Laugharne Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£635
Street avg £1,998
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
242/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Heron Road — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Heron RoadBus stop147m
- Castlefield CentreBus stop188m
- Oswestry CloseBus stop191m
- Harris AvenueBus stop231m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,550 reports36%
- Anti-social Behaviour627 reports14%
- Public Order468 reports11%
- Criminal Damage & Arson424 reports10%
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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 5 Laugharne Road is modelled from its 115 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CF3 3HY. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 5 Laugharne Road. 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 5 Laugharne Road was lodged in June 2014 at band E and expired in June 2024, 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 5 Laugharne Road. 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 CF3 3HY.
- Council tax band
- 5 Laugharne Road is in council tax band C. 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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