Third Floor Flat, 568 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BP
About Third Floor Flat
Third Floor Flat is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF5 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
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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
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Third Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Third Floor Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 1BP: £121,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in CF5 1BP
560b, Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BP
Sold Aug 2021
£190,000Flat 1, 566 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BP
Sold Feb 2018
£121,000562 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BP
Sold Aug 2017
£173,000Flat 3, 564 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BP
Sold Dec 2009
£40,000Flat 2, 566 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BP
Sold Jan 2007
£75,500
Versus other Cowbridge Road East homes
EPC Rating for Third Floor Flat lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
30 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
Ely Bridge — bus stop.
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