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Castle Cottage, Sea View Place, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DZ

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
221 m²
2379 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Castle Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Castle Cottage is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Aberystwyth (SY23 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2014. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2010. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 13.1% above the 2024 sale price. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £290,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Castle Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2024from May 2014
Windows
SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Castle Cottage, Sea View Place, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. Apr 2010
    SubdivisionFull
    In report

    Conversion of existing dwelling to two separate residential houses

    Reference
    A100122
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What's in Castle Cottage, Sea View Place, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DZ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Castle Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£328,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 9 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£290,000

Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 October 2024Most recent

    £290,000

    +16.5%over 8 years

  2. 30 March 2016

    £249,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY23 1DZ: £210,000 (2024–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Sea View Place homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Castle Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,312

Street avg £1,577

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Floor Area

221 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.6 t/year

Street avg 11.2 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Custom House Street

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1 Bridgend Cottages, Trefechan

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Aberystwyth district page.
Full Aberystwyth report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Great Darkgate Street Top — bus stop.

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