548 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BN
About 548 Cowbridge Road East
548 Cowbridge Road East is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF5 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 60.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £301,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 548 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BN
- Sept 2007SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
CONVERT EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INTO 2 NO SELF CONTAINED FLATS AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01969/W
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Sales history & valuation
548 Cowbridge Road East has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 27 years.
£301,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2022Most recent
£301,000
+94.2%over 7 years12 February 2015
£155,000
+252.3%over 19 years24 March 1995
£44,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 1BN: £114,500 (2022–1997).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Windway Road — bus stop.
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