39 Blackbirds Close, Rogerstone, Newport, NP10 9DG

39 Blackbirds Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rogerstone, Newport, Newport (NP10 9DG). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–72 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 36 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 2.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 62.4% above the 2014 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014.