Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
545 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BD
1 planning record
Estimated value
£236,000
- Against CF5 1BD's recent median (£175,000)+35%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£236,000
- Against CF5 1BD's recent median (£175,000)+35%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 545 Cowbridge Road East is modelled from its 68 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 1BD. 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
68 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2022
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in CF5 1BD
5 sales, median £175,000 (2025–2009)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
545 Cowbridge Road East has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 1BD: £175,000 (2025–2009).
Nearby sales in CF5 1BD
553 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BD
Sold Oct 2025
£360,000549 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BD
Sold Sept 2018
£165,000541 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BD
Sold Sept 2018
£175,000543 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BD
Sold Sept 2018
£495,000555 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BD
Sold Aug 2009
£155,999
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks 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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About 545 Cowbridge Road East
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
545 Cowbridge Road East is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF5 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 68 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 9 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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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
Jun 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 June 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 545 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 545 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BD
1decisions1documents2nearby
- Apr 2007FullOutcome in report
TWO NEW VEHICULAR ACCESSES AND CHANGE OF USE OF FRONT GARDENS TO PRIVATE CAR PARK
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 06/02706/W
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Versus other Cowbridge Road East homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 545 Cowbridge Road East lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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.
Crime
426/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wessex St — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Wessex StBus stop99m
- Victoria ParkBus stop111m
- Nesta RoadBus stop116m
- Victoria Park 2Bus stop156m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,365 reports35%
- Anti-social Behaviour878 reports13%
- Public Order758 reports11%
- Shoplifting679 reports10%
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 545 Cowbridge Road East is modelled from its 68 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 1BD. 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. No sale is recorded for 545 Cowbridge Road East, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 545 Cowbridge Road East was lodged in June 2022 at band D and is valid until June 2032. 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 545 Cowbridge Road East. 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 1BD.
- Council tax band
- 545 Cowbridge Road East is in council tax band D. 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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