38a, Corporation Road, Newport, NP19 0AW

38a is a semi-detached house in Newport (NP19 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (51–259 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since February 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £147,000 sits 126.2% above the 1999 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 64% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.