236c, Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1GY

236c is a mid-terrace house in Cardiff (CF5 1GY). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in May 2005. At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 27.3% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 43.4% below the postcode norm.