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Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff

MyStreetCheck free street report: Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/cardiff-cardiff/melrose-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CF23 9AR, CF23 9AU, CF23 9FG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£410,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£328,710
44 sales
Price range
£120k – £723k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 May 2026
CF23 9AR

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At a glance

House prices£410k average30% above the Cardiff average Nearest station21 min walkCathays station Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold55% freeholdAcross 55 Land Registry sales Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

44 property sales on Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £410,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £395,910. Average sale prices rose from £239,857 in 2016 to £376,500 in 2026 (+57%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 30% above the Cardiff average of £315,449 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 57% terraced, 32% flat, 7% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Melrose Avenue range from £120,000 to £722,500. 55% of homes sold here were freehold and 45% leasehold. Of 702 streets in Cardiff with at least two sales in the last year, Melrose Avenue ranks 113th for average price.

House prices on Melrose Avenue compared

Melrose Avenue£410,000
CF23 postcode area£348,189
Cardiff£315,449
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CF23 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £239,857 (7 sales)2016£240k2017: £201,087 (3 sales)2017£201k2018: £254,083 (6 sales)2018£254k2019: £328,250 (2 sales)2019£328k2020: £256,500 (2 sales)2020£257k2021: £325,200 (5 sales)2021£325k2022: £438,200 (5 sales)2022£438k2023: £348,333 (3 sales)2023£348k2024: £382,500 (4 sales)2024£383k2025: £468,400 (5 sales)2025£468k2026: £376,500 (2 sales)2026£377k

Tenure: 55% freehold and 45% leasehold across 55 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced25£395,91029 May 2026
Flat14£147,6078 May 2026
Semi-detached3£457,16713 Jun 2025
Detached2£563,75020 Nov 2023

Sold prices on Melrose Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
47, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 29 May 2026£580,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 13, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 8 May 2026£173,000 FlatLeasehold
40, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 17 Dec 2025£477,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 26 Sep 2025£510,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 3 Jul 2025£475,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AT 13 Jun 2025£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 10 Jan 2025£395,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AT 4 Nov 2024£450,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 7, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 20 Aug 2024£170,000 FlatLeasehold
75, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AT 16 Aug 2024£475,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 12 Apr 2024£435,000 TerracedFreehold
Halewell House, Melrose Avenue CF23 9BA 20 Nov 2023£722,500 DetachedFreehold
Flat 6, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 11 Sep 2023£160,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 30 Aug 2023£162,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 9 Dec 2022£490,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 15, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 1 Jul 2022£156,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 29 Apr 2022£610,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 15 Feb 2022£530,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AS 4 Feb 2022£405,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 11, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 17 Nov 2021£150,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 27 Aug 2021£481,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 16 Aug 2021£400,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 8, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 6 Aug 2021£145,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 15 Feb 2021£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 21, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 9 Sep 2020£138,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 13 May 2020£375,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AS 26 Jul 2019£316,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 28 Jun 2019£340,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Ayur Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9FG 13 Jun 2019£119,750 FlatLeasehold
8, Ayur Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9FG 13 Jun 2019£119,750 FlatLeasehold
5, Ayur Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9FG 13 Jun 2019£119,750 FlatLeasehold
4, Ayur Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9FG 13 Jun 2019£119,750 FlatLeasehold
10, Ayur Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9FG 13 Jun 2019£119,750 FlatLeasehold
3, Ayur Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9FG 13 Jun 2019£119,750 FlatLeasehold
2, Ayur Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9FG 13 Jun 2019£119,750 FlatLeasehold
1, Ayur Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9FG 13 Jun 2019£119,750 FlatLeasehold
7, Ayur Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9FG 13 Jun 2019£119,750 FlatLeasehold
6, Ayur Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9FG 13 Jun 2019£119,750 FlatLeasehold
11, Ayur Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9FG 13 Jun 2019£984,500 OtherLeasehold
Flat 9, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 5 Dec 2018£135,000 FlatLeasehold
67, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AT 30 Nov 2018£295,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AS 22 Oct 2018£365,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 14, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 23 Aug 2018£148,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 20 Jul 2018£145,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 23 Mar 2018£436,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 5, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 13 Sep 2017£128,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 16 May 2017£120,000 FlatLeasehold
59, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AT 21 Apr 2017£355,260 TerracedFreehold
Flat 8, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AU 6 Dec 2016£136,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Melrose Avenue CF23 9AR 25 Nov 2016£324,000 TerracedFreehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
47, Melrose Avenue £610,000 (Apr 2022) → £580,000 (May 2026) -5%
over 4 yrs
Flat 13, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue £120,000 (May 2017) → £173,000 (May 2026) +44%
over 9 yrs
6, Melrose Avenue £340,000 (Jun 2019) → £475,000 (Jul 2025) +40%
over 6 yrs
Flat 8, Colchester Court, Melrose Avenue £136,000 (Dec 2016) → £145,000 (Aug 2021) +7%
over 5 yrs
34, Melrose Avenue £436,500 (Mar 2018) → £450,000 (Feb 2021) +3%
over 3 yrs
45, Melrose Avenue £325,000 (May 2016) → £375,000 (May 2020) +15%
over 4 yrs

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Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Cathays station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Cardiff Queen Street station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
  • Heath Low Level station 1.5 mi · 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Colchester Avenue (o/s 41, Colchester Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Melrose Avenue (o/s 38, Melrose Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Waterloo Road (after, Colchester Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Melrose Avenue (o/s 34, Melrose Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Roath House Surgery
    100 Pen-Y-Lan Road, Penylan, Cardiff · 0.2 mi
  • The Penylan Surgery
    74 Pen-Y-Lan Road, Cardiff · 0.3 mi
  • Meddygfa Albany Surgery
    219 - 221 City Road, Roath, Cardiff · 0.7 mi
  • The City Surgery
    187 City Road, Roath, Cardiff · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cardiff - Colchester Avenue · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Cardiff Wellfield Rd Express · 0.4 mi
  • Cook Cook Cardiff · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Cardiff Albany Road Local · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Central Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Marlborough Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Mydentist · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned68.1%62.5%
Private rented19.4%20.3%
Social rented12.3%17.1%
Households552

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 159.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.2%64.1%
Aged 65+20.9%18.6%
Residents1,715

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Cardiff with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Melrose Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCardiff
White81.3%79.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.3%9.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%4%
Other ethnic group2.7%3.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%3.8%

Religion

HereCardiff
No religion43.1%42.9%
Christian38.5%38.4%
Muslim8.8%9.3%
Not answered6%6.3%
Hindu1.2%1.5%
Jewish1%–
Buddhist0.6%0.5%
Other religion0.5%0.6%

Country of birth

HereCardiff
Born in the UK85.2%83.5%
Born outside the UK14.8%16.5%

Highest qualification

HereCardiff
Level 4 qualifications and above38.7%40%
Level 3 qualifications36.4%19.2%
No qualifications10.6%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications7.8%11.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.5%6.9%
Apprenticeship2.2%3.9%
Other qualifications1.8%2.6%

General health

HereCardiff
Very good health52.9%50.1%
Good health29.5%31.8%
Fair health11.3%12.2%
Bad health4.4%4.5%
Very bad health1.9%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereCardiff
1 car or van in household39.4%43%
2 cars or vans in household28.3%24%
No cars or vans in household24.9%26%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cardiff.

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