225 Hayes Apartments, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1BQ

225 Hayes Apartments is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF10 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. At 66 m² this is the 15th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (68 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 40.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.