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5 James Road, Blaengarw, Bridgend, CF32 8BP

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 James Road

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

5 James Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blaengarw, Bridgend, Bridgend (CF32 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Sold September 2022 for £105,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 93.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 27 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2022from Apr 2009
Heating Controls
Prog + StatProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £820 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 James Road, Blaengarw, Bridgend, CF32 8BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 James Road has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£112,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£105,000

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 September 2022Most recent

    £105,000

    +43.8%over 6 years

  2. 4 April 2016

    £73,000

    +12.3%over 2 years

  3. 6 June 2013

    £65,000

    -3.0%over 3 years

  4. 20 August 2009

    £67,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CF32 8BP: £99,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other James Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 James Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,780

Street avg £988

Strongly above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 James Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£117k

1 Cross Street, Blaengarw

CF32 8AP

2 bed1 bath
£130k

1 Convil Road, Blaengarw

CF32 8BN

2 bed2 bath
£119k

1 Church Terrace, Blaengarw

CF32 8BD

3 bed1 bath
£129k

1 Bryn Bedw Street, Blaengarw

CF32 8AE

3 bed1 bath
£148k

1 Brynawel, Bettws

CF32 8SA

3 bed
£122k

1 Braich Y Cymer Road, Pontycymer

CF32 8EP

£130k

1 Brynmawr, Bettws

CF32 8SD

£134k

1 Darran Bungalows, Blaengarw

CF32 8NH

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bridgend district page.
Full Bridgend report

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Nanthir Road — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 James Road, Blaengarw, Bridgend, CF32 8BP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.