Flat, 5 Buarth Road, Aberystwyth, SY23 1LR
About Flat
Flat is a semi-detached house in Aberystwyth (SY23 1LR). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1995 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 29.8% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £295,000 in July 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Flat sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Flat 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.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 2020Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY23 1LR: £333,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in SY23 1LR
Everything we know about Flat, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Buarth Road homes
EPC Rating for Flat lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,592
Street avg £1,848
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 9.4 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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