19 Jamaica Close, Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8AE

19 Jamaica Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Coedkernew, Newport, Newport (NP10 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–131 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 9 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. Across 2008–2016, sale prices here grew -0.2% per year, broadly in step with Newport's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 is 33.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 46.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016.