479 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BA

479 Cowbridge Road East is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF5 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–165 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 13 units on file.

It hasn't traded since December 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 25% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 169.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.