491 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BB

491 Cowbridge Road East is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF5 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). At 56 m² this is the 13th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–172 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 21 units on file.

Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £155,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 56 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 is 24.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 106.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.