43 Hastings Crescent, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5DF

43 Hastings Crescent is a detached house in Old St. Mellons, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF3 5DF). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in August 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 sits 231.1% above the 1998 sale of £104,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 23.9% below the postcode norm.