118 Corporation Road, Newport, NP19 0BH

118 Corporation Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newport (NP19 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (26–189 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 12 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since January 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 sits 56.7% above the 2005 sale of £122,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 383.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.