16 Cumberland Street, Cardiff, CF5 1LT
About 16 Cumberland Street
16 Cumberland Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF5 1LT). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 31.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 64.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £277,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
16 Cumberland Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Cumberland Street 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 landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 4 years.
£277,500
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£277,500
+13.3%over 3 years9 February 2018
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 1LT: £350,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CF5 1LT
Versus other Cumberland Street homes
EPC Rating for 16 Cumberland Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,832
Street avg £2,733
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.1 km
Beda Road — bus stop.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.







