5 Forest View, Blaengarw, Bridgend, CF32 8BS
About 5 Forest View
5 Forest View is a five-bedroom detached house in Blaengarw, Bridgend, Bridgend (CF32 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include notable views.
It hasn't traded since July 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1997–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 sits 353.1% above the 1998 sale of £98,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 69.4% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
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Energy performance
5 Forest View's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
5 Forest View 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 Forest View's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 1 year.
£98,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
2 July 1998Most recent
£98,000
+6.5%over 1 year10 April 1997
£92,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CF32 8BS: £188,500 (2020–2013).
Versus other Forest View homes
5 Forest View is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£450
Street avg £1,314
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Blaengarw Community Centre — bus stop.
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