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8 Custom House Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 1JR

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
132 m²
1421 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 8 Custom House Street

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

8 Custom House Street is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Aberystwyth (SY23 1JR). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) 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 October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.

Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 sits 77% above the 2016 sale of £135,000. At 132 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 19 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.

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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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • BasementYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Custom House Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2019from Oct 2008
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Custom House Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 1JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Custom House Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Custom House Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£239,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2016)

£135,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 November 2016Most recent

    £135,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY23 1JR: £236,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Custom House Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Custom House Street is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,023

Street avg £1,460

Strongly below

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 150 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£176k

1 Clos Y Drindod, Buarth Road

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5 bed2 bath
£245k

1 Coed Y Buarth

SY23 1NE

3 bed1 bath
£230k

1 Edgehill Road

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3 bed2 bath
£216k

1 Cysgod Y Llan, Southgate

SY23 1RY

3 bed
£209k

1 Custom House Street

SY23 1JR

3 bed1 bath
£275k

1 Broadway, Llangawsai

SY23 1HF

3 bed
£172k

1 Bridgend Cottages, Trefechan

SY23 1BA

3 bed1 bath
£237k

1 Caergog Terrace

SY23 1EP

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

0.2 km

Great Darkgate Street Top — bus stop.

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Common questions

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