Flat, 86 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF11 9DX

Flat is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF11 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity. At 70 m² this is the 9th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–158 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 73).

It hasn't traded since April 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 is 14.3% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 41.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.