What type of property is 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS?

26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house, which has been extended.

What did 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS sell for?

26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS last sold for £325,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £66,000 in January 1997, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS?

Across 2 sales between January 1997 and June 2022, 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS rose from £66,000 to £325,000, a change of £259,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS?

The current EPC rating for 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in February 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS?

26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS?

26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS is in council tax band E.

Where is 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS located?

26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS sits in Cardiff. It falls within the CF5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS?

Police records around 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS?

The closest bus stop to 26 Fairfield Avenue, CF5 1BS is Windway Road, 160m away. The nearest rail option is Waun-gron Park Rail Station, 658m away.

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26 Fairfield Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 1BS

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Fairfield Avenue

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

26 Fairfield Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF5 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 18.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in June 2022. 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
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

GarageDouble, Detached

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Fairfield Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Fairfield Avenue 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

26 Fairfield Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£386,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£325,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

23 June 2022Most recent
£325,000
+392.4%over 25 years
3 January 1997
£66,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 1BS: £342,500 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CF5 1BS

On the street

Versus other Fairfield Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 26 Fairfield Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,533

Street avg £3,116

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Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 91 m²

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Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

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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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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

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Windway Road — bus stop.

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