3 The Poplars, Cymau, Wrexham, LL11 5ER
About 3 The Poplars
3 The Poplars is a mid-terrace house in Cymau, Wrexham, Wrexham (LL11 5ER). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 sits 1400% above the 2022 sale of £10,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£20/sq ft) was about 90.4% below the postcode norm. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £10,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 The Poplars has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 The Poplars was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£150,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -8.1% per year over 20 years.
£10,000
Growth on file: -8.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2022Most recent
£10,000
-91.7%over 3 years20 August 2019
£120,000
+1.7%over 10 months11 October 2018
£118,000
+14.6%over 5 years26 September 2013
£103,000
+38.3%over 2 years28 January 2011
£74,500
+35.5%over 8 years15 November 2002
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LL11 5ER: £160,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in LL11 5ER
1 The Poplars, Cymau, Wrexham, LL11 5ER
Sold Oct 2024
£215,0002 The Poplars, Cymau, Wrexham, LL11 5ER
Sold Aug 2024
£160,000Hawthorne House, Cymau, Wrexham, LL11 5ER
Sold Jul 2023
£131,250Swn Y Gwynt, Cymau, Wrexham, LL11 5ER
Sold Dec 2021
£410,0004 The Poplars, Cymau, Wrexham, LL11 5ER
Sold Nov 2021
£133,000
Versus the street
On price per m², 3 The Poplars runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£217
Street avg £2,238
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Maesteg — bus stop.
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