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18 Palace Road, Cardiff, CF5 2AF

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
222 m²
2390 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Palace Road

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

18 Palace Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Cardiff (CF5 2AF). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Sold October 2019 for £835,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,047,000 is 25.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
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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.

18 Palace Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Palace Road, Cardiff, CF5 2AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Palace Road has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application 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.

Latest sale on 18 Palace Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,047,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£835,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 October 2019Most recent

    £835,000

    +28.5%over 10 years

  2. 29 July 2009

    £650,000

    +47.7%over 5 years

  3. 5 July 2004

    £440,000

    +10.0%

  4. 25 February 2004

    £400,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 2AF: £755,000 (2022–2015).

On the street

Versus other Palace Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Palace Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,761

Street avg £3,250

Above

Floor Area

222 m²

Street avg 182 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.4 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Palace Road

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.7m

1 Bridge Street, Llandaff

CF5 2EJ

5 bed5 bath
£505k

1 Bridge Road, Llandaff

CF5 2PT

5 bed1 bath
£652k

1 Bishops Place, Llandaff

CF5 2HG

4 bed1 bath
£442k

1 Burne Jones Close

CF5 2RY

4 bed2 bath
£420k

1 Deans Close

CF5 2BR

4 bed
£390k

1 Bruce Knight Close

CF5 2QR

4 bed
£475k

1 Bishops Avenue, Llandaff

CF5 2HJ

3 bed
£845k

1 Cae R Bont

CF5 2FH

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

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Palace Road — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

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

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Palace Road, Cardiff, CF5 2AF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.