1 Fifth Avenue, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1RE
About 1 Fifth Avenue
1 Fifth Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Penparcau, Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth (SY23 1RE). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 79 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 is 16.1% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 16.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2024 for £180,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Fifth Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Fifth Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
1 Fifth Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£209,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 April 2024Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY23 1RE: £180,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in SY23 1RE
16 Fifth Avenue, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1RE
Sold May 2023
£250,00014 Fifth Avenue, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1RE
Sold Aug 2022
£180,0004 Fifth Avenue, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1RE
Sold Jul 2022
£157,5003 Fifth Avenue, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1RE
Sold May 2021
£223,00013 Fifth Avenue, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1RE
Sold Sept 2020
£110,000
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Versus other Fifth Avenue homes
1 Fifth Avenue is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,278
Street avg £2,097
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.1 km
Heol Isaf — bus stop.
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