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1 Birchfield Crescent, Cardiff, CF5 1AE

Extendable1 planning record

Estimated value

£388,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£316,000)+23%
  • Against CF5 1AE's recent median (£400,000)-3%

Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£388,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£316,000)+23%
  • Against CF5 1AE's recent median (£400,000)-3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Birchfield Crescent is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 1AE. 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

    106 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2020

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in CF5 1AE

    5 sales, median £400,000 (2025–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Birchfield Crescent changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 March 2022Most recent

    £316,000

    +43.0%over 11 months

  2. 5 May 2021

    £221,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 1AE: £400,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Birchfield Crescent, Cardiff, CF5 1AE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Birchfield Crescent

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

1 Birchfield Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF5 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 43% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 is 22.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 36.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £316,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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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
Oct 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 October 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Birchfield Crescent, Cardiff, CF5 1AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Birchfield Crescent has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 1 Birchfield Crescent, Cardiff, CF5 1AE

1decisions1extensions6documents2nearby
  1. Jun 2022
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    22/00956/DCH
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On the street

Versus other Birchfield Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 1 Birchfield Crescent runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,981

Street avg £3,138

On par

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Area

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.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

426/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Ely Bridge — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Ely BridgeBus stop152m
  • Windway RoadBus stop167m
  • Ely RoadBus stop289m
  • Waungron RoadBus stop338m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,365 reports35%
  • Anti-social Behaviour878 reports13%
  • Public Order758 reports11%
  • Shoplifting679 reports10%

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Birchfield Crescent is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 1AE. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Birchfield Crescent. 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 1 Birchfield Crescent was lodged in October 2020 at band E and is valid until October 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Birchfield Crescent. 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 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CF5 1AE.
Council tax band
1 Birchfield Crescent is in council tax band E. 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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