12 Melindwr, Draethen, Newport, NP10 8GL

12 Melindwr is a four-bedroom detached house in Draethen, Newport, Newport (NP10 8GL). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on lpg.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £694,000 sits 152.4% above the 1999 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 28.3% below the postcode norm.