18 Minster Road, Cardiff, CF23 5AS

18 Minster Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF23 5AS). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1199 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 111 m² it's 17.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2009–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 35.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 sits 52.8% above the 2011 sale of £249,950.