505 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BB

505 Cowbridge Road East is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF5 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 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 Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 30 m² this is the 3rd 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.

At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (46 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 is 14.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£774/sq ft) was about 522.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.