544 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BN
About 544 Cowbridge Road East
544 Cowbridge Road East is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF5 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 sits 50.5% above the 2017 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenFront
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 June 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
A subdivision application was refused at 544 Cowbridge Road East in 2023.
3 applications on record at 544 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BN
- Feb 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO DWELLING WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00004/DCH
- More recent applications — locked
- SubdivisionSept 2023Decision
- Loft ConversionJul 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
544 Cowbridge Road East valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 September 2017Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 1BN: £155,000 (2025–2015).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
426/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Windway Road — bus stop.
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