5 Cambridge Road, Newport, NP19 0BQ

5 Cambridge Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newport (NP19 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 14.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 sits 185.3% above the 2003 sale of £64,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 41.2% below the postcode norm. At 99 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).