6 Buarth Road, Aberystwyth, SY23 1LR
About 6 Buarth Road
6 Buarth Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Aberystwyth (SY23 1LR). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 26.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £385,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
6 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 controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
6 Buarth Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 12 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
30 June 2022Most recent
£385,000
+83.3%over 12 years5 March 2010
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY23 1LR: £327,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in SY23 1LR
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Versus other Buarth Road homes
On epc rating, 6 Buarth Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,059
Street avg £1,755
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 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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