20 Riversdale, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2QL
About 20 Riversdale
20 Riversdale is a mid-terrace house in Llandaff, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF5 2QL). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.
Held since November 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 sits 345.7% above the 1997 sale of £52,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 57.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
20 Riversdale has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 20 Riversdale, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2QL
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
PROPOSED TWO AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02529/DCH
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Sales history & valuation
20 Riversdale's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£52,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 November 1997Most recent
£52,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 2QL: £252,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CF5 2QL
54 Riversdale, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2QL
Sold Jan 2025
£252,00073 Riversdale, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2QL
Sold Jun 2024
£450,00061 Riversdale, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2QL
Sold Mar 2024
£227,50042 Riversdale, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2QL
Sold Dec 2023
£252,00036 Riversdale, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2QL
Sold Sept 2022
£150,000
Versus other Riversdale homes
Price per m² for 20 Riversdale lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,029
Street avg £2,865
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
Danescourt Rail Station — railway station.
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