4 Melindwr, Draethen, Newport, NP10 8GL
About 4 Melindwr
4 Melindwr is a semi-detached house in Draethen, Newport, Newport (NP10 8GL). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
12 years since the last transfer (February 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 48.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Melindwr has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0872/FULL
What's in 4 Melindwr, Draethen, Newport, NP10 8GL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 15 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2014Most recent
£275,000
-5.2%3 October 2013
£290,000
+45.0%over 11 years15 August 2002
£199,950
+49.2%over 3 years19 April 1999
£134,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NP10 8GL: £370,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in NP10 8GL
Versus other Melindwr homes
4 Melindwr is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,619
Street avg £2,326
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hollybush Inn — bus stop.
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