14 Burne Jones Close, Cardiff, CF5 2RY

14 Burne Jones Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cardiff (CF5 2RY). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 27 m² this is the 6th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–105 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 (39 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 30 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. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 330.8% above the 1997 sale of £26,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 57.4% below the postcode norm.