475 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BA
About 475 Cowbridge Road East
475 Cowbridge Road East is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF5 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2023. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 122 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 12 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 49.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 51.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 475 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BA
- Mar 2023HMOFullOutcome in report
Change of use of property from C3 single dwelling to C4 House in Multiple Occupation (3-6 persons)
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02602/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2022Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 1BA: £220,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CF5 1BA
455 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BA
Sold Oct 2025
£300,000481 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BA
Sold May 2023
£170,000467 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BA
Sold Mar 2021
£240,000459 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BA
Sold Aug 2020
£220,000483 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BA
Sold Apr 2013
£215,000
Versus other Cowbridge Road East homes
On epc rating, 475 Cowbridge Road East stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,803
Street avg £1,884
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Clive Road — bus stop.
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