Breakwater House, Apartment 7, Ferry Court, Cardiff, CF11 0JQ

Breakwater House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF11 0JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. At 42 m² this is the 5th smallest of 53 units on EPC record in Breakwater House, where floor areas span 35–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2023) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 52 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.