2 De Clare Drive, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8FY

2 De Clare Drive is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Radyr, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF15 8FY). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 31 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 79 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–186 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 (62 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (September 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in April 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 78 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 11.8% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 58% above the typical sold price in the postcode.