1 Buarth Road, Aberystwyth, SY23 1LR
About 1 Buarth Road
1 Buarth Road is an end-of-terrace house in Aberystwyth (SY23 1LR). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Buarth Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Solar water heating installed
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
1 Buarth Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Buarth Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.9% per year over 5 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 16.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
7 November 2022Most recent
£410,000
+49.1%over 2 years6 March 2020
£275,000
+41.0%over 2 years2 February 2018
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY23 1LR: £327,000 (2022–2018).
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Versus other Buarth Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Buarth Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,485
Street avg £1,669
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 10.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 5 — bus station.
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