38a, Mill Road, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 4AG
About 38a
38a is a detached house in Ely, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF5 4AG). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 78 m² this is the 12th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since February 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2006–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 sits 75% above the 2009 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 25% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 38a was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at 38a, Mill Road, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 4AG
- Jan 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
CONVERSION FROM GROUND FLOOR STORAGE TO A 1 BED FLAT WITH A REAR SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND ALTERATION TO EXISTING 1ST FLOOR WINDOW
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00599/MNR
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2021Decision
- ExtensionDec 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
38a changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.3% per year over 3 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: -2.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
13 February 2009Most recent
£80,000
-9.1%over 7 months3 July 2008
£88,000
+3.5%over 2 years25 June 2006
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 4AG: £155,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CF5 4AG
Versus other Mill Road homes
On price per m², 38a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,026
Street avg £1,710
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Mill Road — bus stop.
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