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On Commercial Street, in Aber Valley
What it's like at CF83 4GY: every home that has sold on Commercial Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Commercial Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 111 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, Commercial StreetTerraced | Mar 2022 | £100,000 | 125 m² | £800/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8, Commercial StreetTerraced | Oct 2018 | £120,000 | 132 m² | £909/m² | 1 |
| 10, Commercial StreetSemi-detached | Nov 2023 | £205,000 | 139 m² | £1,475/m² | 3 |
| 12, Commercial StreetTerraced | Jan 2021 | £140,000 | 110 m² | £1,273/m² | 7 |
| 22, Commercial StreetSemi-detached | Jun 2019 | £90,000 | 105 m² | £857/m² | 2 |
| 24, Commercial StreetTerraced | Jun 2026 | £119,000 | 74 m² | £1,608/m² | 2 |
| 26, Commercial StreetTerraced | Jul 2007 | £94,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 28, Commercial StreetDetached | Jul 2019 | £109,950 | 104 m² | £1,057/m² | 2 |
| 33, Commercial StreetSemi-detached | Dec 2011 | £51,000 | 163 m² | £313/m² | 1 |
| 38, Commercial StreetTerraced | Apr 2023 | £185,000 | 142 m² | £1,303/m² | 3 |
| 44, Commercial StreetTerraced | Jun 2006 | £90,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 48, Commercial StreetTerraced | Oct 2001 | £23,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 50, Commercial StreetTerraced | Nov 2001 | £6,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 52, Commercial StreetTerraced | Oct 2005 | £55,000 | 94 m² | £585/m² | 1 |
| 62, Commercial StreetTerraced | Sept 2017 | £81,000 | 91 m² | £890/m² | 1 |
| 64, Commercial StreetTerraced | Mar 2024 | £167,500 | 150 m² | £1,117/m² | 2 |
| 1, Universal Court, Commercial StreetSemi-detached | Apr 2004 | £40,000 | 75 m² | £533/m² | 1 |
| 2, Universal Court, Commercial StreetOther | Mar 2016 | £70,000 | 73 m² | £959/m² | 5 |
The nearest station is Llanbradach, a drive away (3.3 km), with 69k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Nant y Parc Primary School, 50 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes B, X); 30 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Nant Y Parc Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ysgol Bro Taf, 3.3 km away.
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 3.5 km away, with Premier Store closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Aber Medical Centre (1.7 km), with Senghenydd Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Ilan Road Barber is 1.8 km away.
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Dwell Coffee Shop is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Senghenydd RFC the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (9 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 79 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 9% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 61% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Pontsionnorton Park, 3.3 km away; for exercise, Arthur's Gym (3.5 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 23 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 45 km.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
10 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Caerphilly constituency: Chris Evans MP (Labour (Co-op)), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,419 (16.8%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Plaid Cymru 21%, Reform UK 20%, Conservative 12%.
2 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CF83 4GY →
On this street: 0 of 83 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.7% | 96.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 1.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.3% | 1.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Caerphilly since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 111 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Penarth Beach · about 34 min
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