153 Bute Street, Treorchy, CF42 6BN
About 153 Bute Street
153 Bute Street is an end-of-terrace house in Treorchy (CF42 6BN). It has a recorded floor area of 303 m² (around 3261 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2021) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
At 303 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 sits 301.7% above the 2017 sale of £117,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 37.1% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
153 Bute Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
153 Bute Street has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jan 2020ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 5 (drainage) of previously approved planning application 17/0062/10
- Agent
- Gva
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0566/38
- Jan 2020ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 5 (drainage) of previously approved planning application 17/0062/10
- Agent
- Gva
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0566/DIS
What's in 153 Bute Street, Treorchy, CF42 6BN's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
153 Bute Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 16 years.
£117,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2017Most recent
£117,000
+350.0%over 15 years13 September 2001
£26,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CF42 6BN: £59,750 (2019–2004).
Everything we know about 153 Bute Street, in one report
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Versus other Bute Street homes
153 Bute Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
88 (B)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
303 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cardiff Arms — bus stop.
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