Flat 1, 26 Palace Road, Cardiff, CF5 2AF

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom detached house in Cardiff (CF5 2AF). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 77 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (77–111 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 14% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold July 2018 for £249,950.