1 Forge House, Newport Road, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5UA

1 Forge House is a detached house in Old St. Mellons, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF3 5UA). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 sits 51.3% above the 2011 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 43.9% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in September 2011.