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1 Brook Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AW

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Brook Road

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

1 Brook Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Fairwater, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF5 3AW). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

Held since February 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 33.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 430.1% above the 1998 sale of £51,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 73.8% below the postcode norm.

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Brook Road

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

Recent ownership pattern worth a look

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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Brook Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Brook Road has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Brook Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£273,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 33.8% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1998)

£51,500

Growth on file: 33.8% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 February 1998Most recent

    £51,500

    +56.1%over 1 year

  2. 7 August 1996

    £33,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 3AW: £271,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Brook Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 1 Brook Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£477

Street avg £2,185

Strongly below

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Brook Road

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

Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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.
£258k

1 Carter Place

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1 Bracken Place

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3 bed2 bath
£249k

1 Briar Close

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3 bed1 bath
£292k

1 Birch Walk

CF5 3HL

4 bed1 bath
£321k

1 Cedar Grove

CF5 3RR

4 bed2 bath
£323k

1 Cornwood Close

CF5 3QT

4 bed
£384k

1 Clos Coed Bychan

CF5 3FA

4 bed3 bath
£168k

1 Bishop Hannon Drive

CF5 3QQ

2 bed1 bath
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

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

Ely 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 1 Brook Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.