3 Atlas Place, Cardiff, CF5 1PG
About 3 Atlas Place
3 Atlas Place is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF5 1PG). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–151 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 104.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £136,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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.
2 applications on record at 3 Atlas Place, Cardiff, CF5 1PG
- Jan 2003Change of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS BE ISSUED FOR THE EXISTING USE OF 3 ATLAS PLACE AS, ON THE GROUND FLOOR USE, OF THE GROUND FLOOR, AS A FRONT, AND A REAR, ONE BEDROOM FLAT, AND, ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AT THE FRONT, AS A LIVING ROOM/KITCHEN AND A BEDROOM, AND, TO THE REAR, AS A BEDSITTING ROOM AND A KITCHEN, THE OCCUPIERS OF BOTH SHARING A BATHROOM, IN BETWEEN; AND, OF THE ROOM BETWEEN THE FIRST FLOOR FRONT RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION, AND THE BATHROOM, AS A JUNK ROOM
Retrospective- Reference
- 02/02489/W
- More recent applications — locked
- SubdivisionSept 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 7 years.
£136,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2022Most recent
£136,000
+81.3%over 7 years26 May 2015
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 1PG: £320,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Atlas Place homes
3 Atlas Place is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 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
0.2 km
Leckwith Place — bus stop.
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