Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Beechley Drive, Cardiff, CF5 3SF
1 planning record
Estimated value
£199,000
- Since the 2015 sale (£91,750)+117%
- Against CF5 3SF's recent median (£182,000)+9%
Newest record on this page: November 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£199,000
- Against its 2015 sale (£91,750)+117%
- Against CF5 3SF's recent median (£182,000)+9%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Beechley Drive is modelled from its 156 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 3SF. 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
156 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2015
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in CF5 3SF
5 sales, median £182,000 (2023–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
16 Beechley Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
13 July 2015Most recent
£91,750
-23.5%over 4 years12 September 2010
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 3SF: £182,000 (2023–2015).
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About 16 Beechley Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Beechley Drive is an end-of-terrace house in Cardiff (CF5 3SF). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 116.9% above the 2015 sale of £91,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 59.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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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.
16 Beechley Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2025
Current Certificate
Sept 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 September 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Beechley Drive, Cardiff, CF5 3SF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 16 Beechley Drive, Cardiff, CF5 3SF
1decisions1extensions14documents
- Feb 2015PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND A NEW PORCH.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02721/DCH
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Versus other Beechley Drive homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Beechley Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£588
Street avg £1,816
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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.
Crime
426/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Maple Drive — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Maple DriveBus stop53m
- Bishop Hannon DriveBus stop71m
- Ashcroft CrescentBus stop251m
- Beechley DriveBus stop367m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,365 reports35%
- Anti-social Behaviour878 reports13%
- Public Order758 reports11%
- Shoplifting679 reports10%
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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 16 Beechley Drive is modelled from its 156 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 3SF. 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 16 Beechley Drive. 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 16 Beechley Drive was lodged in September 2015 at band E and expired in September 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 16 Beechley Drive. 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 3SF.
- Council tax band
- 16 Beechley Drive is in council tax band C. 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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