1-4 Chestnut Road, Cardiff, CF5 3HR

Lot 2 · CF5 3HR · Auction House South Wales · Wales

£624,000guide price
Commercial
1-4 Chestnut Road, Cardiff, CF5 3HR
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Commercial Property

Bidding opens Monday 16th March 2026 at Midday and closes Wednesday 18th March 2026 at Midday. Freehold Mixed Use Investment with Development Opportunity Buddsoddiad Defnydd Cymysg Rhydd-ddaliadol gyda Chyfle Datblygu A detached retail parade comprising two mixed use investments, with respective ground floor commercial units together with two three-bedroom maisonettes above, and a separate ground floor double commercial unit and two separate three-bedroom maisonettes above. We are advised that Unit 1-2 is currently let under a tenancy at will with a new 15 year lease being finalised at an annual rent of £11,000 per annum We understand that there will be a rent review in place for 2029 and every fifth year thereafter. There is a lease in place for unit 3 along with 3A at £11,700 per annum which expires on the 28/10/2031. There is a lease in place for unit 4 along with 4A at £11,000 per annum which expires on the 28/9/2032. Therefore, the current annual income is £33,700 per annum. There is no formal arrangement for the occupation of the maisonette at 1A. The three-bedroom maisonette above unit 2 being 2A is currently vacant. There is scope for betterment by formally letting 1A and letting the currently vacant maisonette at 2A which would provide an additional income of circa £12,000 per annum per maisonette. Based on this, a combined gross annual income of £57,700 per annum coul…

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CommercialUse class
FreeholdTenure

Recent sold prices nearby

10 registered sales in this postcode sector over the last two years, straight from HM Land Registry. What nearby properties actually sold for — not what they were guided at.

75 NO***** RO**CF5 3AT£175,000
75 NO***** RO**CF5 3AT£180,000
50 NO***** RO**CF5 3AT£310,000

7 more sales with full addresses, sale dates and prices — including any prior sale of this exact lot.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales typically register 6–12 weeks after completion, so very recent transactions may not yet appear.

Renovation upside in CF5

Evidence from 192 properties in this postcode district that sold twice with material uplift — the signature of value-add work between sales.

+53.3%median uplift
£36,000typical value added
3.7 yearstypical hold period

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Derived from 192 registered sale pairs in CF5 where the property gained ≥15% between two arms-length sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid data, OGL v3.0). The planning applications visible above may explain individual uplifts. Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns.

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