# 5 HIGHLAND PLACE, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7RA

## Property details

- Slug: `a2137d9` (address key hash: `a2137d9586864329c76e6e619fdb59ebf34deaa0`)
- Postcode: CF44 7RA
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 80 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £187,000 Jul 2026
- Price per m²: £2,338/m²
- Local average: £119,888 (78 sales)
- Street crime: 149 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £187,000
- Date: 2026-07-10
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 29/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £642/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £10,050

### Recommendations
- A2 (£900 - £1,200)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9500-2103-0522-8578-3153)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-07-10 | £187,000 | Terraced | +163.4% | £187,000 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5834e4e8-8d3d-29c7-e063-4804a8c015bc) |
| Sold | 2023-08-18 | £71,000 | Terraced | — | £79,175 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2acace8c-afa0-295e-e063-4804a8c0b0eb) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 HIGHLAND PLACE, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7RA | £187,000 | 10/07/2026 | Terraced |
| 5 HIGHLAND PLACE, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7RA | £71,000 | 18/08/2023 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [167160368](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/5172087)
- Matched listing: [133413593](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/11dcce1)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2025-09-18 | £189,950 |
| listed | 2023-04-07 | £70,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £71,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £71,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 78 YNYSLLWYD STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7NP | £65,000 | 05/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 24 TREVOR STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7NL | £197,000 | 03/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 29 YNYSLLWYD STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7NW | £71,000 | 11/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 5 YNYSLLWYD STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7NP | £75,000 | 07/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 14 RACHEL STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7LP | £155,000 | 26/09/2025 | Terraced |
| 3 BRONDEG TERRACE, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7PL | £260,000 | 18/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 4 YNYSLLWYD STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7NP | £39,500 | 09/04/2025 | Terraced |
| 14 CATHERINE STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7LU | £110,000 | 12/07/2024 | Terraced |
| 57 YNYSLLWYD STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7NW | £75,000 | 24/06/2024 | Terraced |
| 15 RACHEL STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7LP | £76,600 | 15/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 14 RACHEL STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7LP | £130,000 | 14/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 81 YNYSLLWYD STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7NP | £67,500 | 27/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 11 GRAIG PLACE, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7RE | £140,500 | 11/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 19 TREVOR STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7NL | £177,000 | 27/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 6 PENDARREN STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7PE | £135,000 | 26/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 60 MONK STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7PA | £135,000 | 27/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 74 YNYSLLWYD STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7NP | £107,000 | 29/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 5 GLANNANT STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7LR | £200,000 | 08/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 33 YNYSLLWYD STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7NW | £95,000 | 05/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 32 TREVOR STREET, ABERDARE, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, CF44 7NN | £145,000 | 01/12/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £122,805 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 42%
- **10y growth:** 66.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Rhondda Cynon Taf; Terraced series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5%
- **5y growth (index):** 25%
- **10y growth (index):** 72.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Rhondda Cynon Taf). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £679/mo
- **Realistic:** £754/mo
- **Optimistic:** £829/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.4% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £94,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £75,400

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 |
| Public order | 22 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **149** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Margaret's R.C. Primary School | Other | 0.1 miles | — (No rating) |
| Caradog Primary School | Other | 0.1 miles | — (No rating) |
| Aberdare Town C.I.W. Primary School | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| St John Baptist C.I.W. High School | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Blaengwawr Primary School | Other | 0.8 miles | — (No rating) |