Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Church Road, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 5LQ
4 sales on record
Estimated value
£274,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£241,000)+14%
- Against CF5 5LQ's recent median (£134,000)+104%
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
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Our estimate
£274,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£241,000)+14%
- Against CF5 5LQ's recent median (£134,000)+104%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 23 Church Road is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 5LQ. 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
109 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2024
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CF5 5LQ
5 sales, median £134,000 (2022–2011)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2025 | 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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
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
What this page doesn't show
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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About 23 Church Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 is 13.7% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 83.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
23 Church Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 November 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Sept 2013from Jul 2010
EPC improved fromE54toF36
Main Fuel
GasLPG
Fuel source changed
Hot Water
GoodPoor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedPartial Insulation
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof
Very PoorPoor
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
7%31%
More low energy lighting installed
Nov 2024from Sept 2013
EPC improved fromF36toE43
Main Fuel
LPGGas
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
PoorGood
Hot water efficiency improved
Low Energy Lighting
31%71%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Church Road, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 5LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
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.
Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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
Prendergast Place — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Prendergast PlaceBus stop97m
- Home Guard ClubBus stop114m
- The Highfields InnBus stop200m
- Heol-y-GaerBus stop229m
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 23 Church Road is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 5LQ. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 23 Church 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 23 Church Road was lodged in November 2024 at band E and is valid until November 2034. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 23 Church 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 5LQ.
- Council tax band
- 23 Church Road is in council tax band D. 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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