Yew Tree Villa, St Y Nyll Lane, Capel Llanilltern, Cardiff, CF5 6HF
About Yew Tree Villa
Yew Tree Villa is a detached house in Capel Llanilltern, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF5 6HF). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in December 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 sits 253.1% above the 1999 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 45.3% below the postcode norm. At 109 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Yew Tree Villa's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Yew Tree Villa has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Yew Tree Villa's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 December 1999Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CF5 6HF: £390,000 (2025–2002).
Versus other St Y Nyll Lane homes
Yew Tree Villa is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
21 (F)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 188 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Broadlands — bus stop.
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