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

5 Hastings Crescent is a three-bedroom detached house in Old St. Mellons, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF3 5DF). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in August 2006. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 36.9% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 94.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.