Flat 1, 11 Fairoak Road, Cardiff, CF23 5HH

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF23 5HH). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–69 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 64). The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2019 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 is 20.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 164% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £140,500 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.