8 Ely Road, Cardiff, CF5 2JG
About 8 Ely Road
8 Ely Road is a semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF5 2JG). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 34.7% above the 2014 sale price.
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Energy performance
8 Ely Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2024
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Planning history
8 Ely Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Ely Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£559,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 17 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2014Most recent
£415,000
+66.0%over 12 years10 December 2002
£250,000
+100.0%over 4 years23 January 1998
£125,000
+64.5%28 November 1997
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 2JG: £250,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Ely Road homes
8 Ely Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,923
Street avg £3,090
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Black Lion — bus stop.
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