Basement Flat, 22 Palace Road, Cardiff, CF5 2AF
About Basement Flat
Basement Flat is a semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF5 2AF). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Basement Flat sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Basement Flat has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Basement Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£281,000
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 2AF: £780,000 (2022–2018).
Versus other Palace Road homes
Basement Flat is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
21 (F)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Palace Road — bus stop.
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