23 Church Road, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 5LQ
About 23 Church Road
23 Church Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ely, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF5 5LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
A recent sale: £241,000 in April 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 109 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 68.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 Church Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
23 Church 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.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 25 years.
£241,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
3 April 2025Most recent
£241,000
+21.6%over 4 years2 March 2021
£198,250
+35.3%over 3 years31 October 2017
£146,500
+128.9%over 17 years6 April 2000
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 5LQ: £134,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in CF5 5LQ
Versus other Church Road homes
Years Held for 23 Church Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,211
Street avg £1,663
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Prendergast Place — bus stop.
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