3a, Atlas Place, Cardiff, CF5 1PG

3a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF5 1PG). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 64 m² this is the 6th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–151 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 15 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 is 15% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 60.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £180,850. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.