Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Brook Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AW
Estimated value
£251,000
- Since the 1998 sale (£51,500)+387%
- Against CF5 3AW's recent median (£271,000)-7%
Newest record on this page: July 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£251,000
- Against its 1998 sale (£51,500)+387%
- Against CF5 3AW's recent median (£271,000)-7%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Brook Road is modelled from its 108 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 3AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
108 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 1998
Recent sales in CF5 3AW
5 sales, median £271,000 (2024–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Brook Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Sales timeline
16 February 1998Most recent
£51,500
+56.1%over 1 year7 August 1996
£33,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 3AW: £271,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CF5 3AW
4 Brook Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AW
Sold Jul 2024
£275,00012 Brook Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AW
Sold Nov 2023
£303,50041 Brook Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AW
Sold Jan 2023
£271,00043 Brook Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AW
Sold Feb 2022
£232,5009 Brook Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AW
Sold Feb 2022
£240,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Brook Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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 £251,000 sits 387.4% 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.
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
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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.
Current Certificate
Jul 2022EPC 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 July 2032
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.
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 £2,167
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
426/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ely Road — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Ely RoadBus stop137m
- Waun-gron Park Rail StationRailway station203m
- Waun-gron Park Rail StationRailway station211m
- Waun-gron ParkRailway station221m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,365 reports35%
- Anti-social Behaviour878 reports13%
- Public Order758 reports11%
- Shoplifting679 reports10%
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 1 Brook Road is modelled from its 108 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 3AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Brook Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Brook Road was lodged in July 2022 at band E and is valid until July 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Brook Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CF5 3AW.
- Council tax band
- 1 Brook Road is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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