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1 Birchfield Crescent, Cardiff, CF5 1AE

Extendable1 planning record
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
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 £378,000 is 19.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 43.3% 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.

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
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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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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
  • The 6 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£378,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 43.0% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2022)

£316,000

Growth on file: 43.0% per year over 1 year.

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: £405,000 (2024–2023).

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 £3,117

On par

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Birchfield Crescent

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

Recent ownership pattern worth a look

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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

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Aldsworth Road

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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.
Full Cardiff report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Ely Bridge — bus stop.

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

FAQ

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