17 Allen Close, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5DH
About 17 Allen Close
17 Allen Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Old St. Mellons, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF3 5DH). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 sits 50.6% above the 2012 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 45.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Apr 2022
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Planning history
Planning history at 17 Allen Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 17 Allen Close, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5DH
- Jun 2013Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
CUT DOWN A NUMBER OF TREES AT REAR OF 17 ALLEN CLOSE ADJACENT TO BOUNDARY WITH 15 ALLEN CLOSE : TWO SYCAMORE TREES (FOUR STEMS), CENTRE OF GARDEN TWO ASH TREES (FOUR STEMS)
- Reference
- OSTM/TP/13/00096
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
17 Allen Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 15 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2012Most recent
£310,000
+150.0%over 14 years10 September 1997
£124,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF3 5DH: £258,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CF3 5DH
31 Allen Close, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5DH
Sold Jun 2025
£418,5003 Allen Close, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5DH
Sold Aug 2024
£480,00020 Allen Close, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5DH
Sold Apr 2024
£195,00038 Allen Close, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5DH
Sold Apr 2022
£258,00037 Allen Close, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5DH
Sold Dec 2020
£248,000
Versus other Allen Close homes
17 Allen Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,199
Street avg £2,325
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
Llaneirwg Way — bus stop.
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