19 Downlands Way, Rumney, Cardiff, CF3 3BY

19 Downlands Way is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rumney, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF3 3BY). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 429 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the 8th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–60 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 (54 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 40 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 25 EPCs). 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. Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 63.4% above the 2013 sale of £71,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 22% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.