5 Rugby Road, Newport, NP19 0BS

5 Rugby Road is a mid-terrace house in Newport (NP19 0BS). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2022 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

It hasn't traded since February 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 53.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 742.1% above the 1998 sale of £28,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£14/sq ft) was about 85.5% below the postcode norm. At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).