8 Chaucer Close, Llanrumney, Cardiff, CF3 5PU

8 Chaucer Close is a mid-terrace house in Llanrumney, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF3 5PU). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Held since April 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 95 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 242.6% above the 2003 sale of £54,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 46.3% below the postcode norm.