85 Windway Road, Cardiff, CF5 1AH
About 85 Windway Road
85 Windway Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Cardiff (CF5 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 148 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 sits 51.4% above the 2009 sale of £383,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
85 Windway Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
85 Windway Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£580,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£383,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2009Most recent
£383,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 1AH: £300,000 (2023–2012).
Versus other Windway Road homes
Years Held for 85 Windway Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,590
Street avg £2,483
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Insole Shops — bus stop.
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