2 Kent Close, Rogerstone, Newport, NP10 0BE

2 Kent Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Rogerstone, Newport, Newport (NP10 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 35 m² this is the 5th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–154 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 17 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 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. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 319.2% above the 1997 sale of £26,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 52.2% below the postcode norm. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.