12 Lake Road East, Cardiff, CF23 5NN

12 Lake Road East is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF23 5NN). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 64 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 56–297 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 21 units on file.

It hasn't traded since April 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 37.4% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 34.9% below the postcode norm.