8 Excelsior Close, Newport, NP19 0DG

8 Excelsior Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Newport (NP19 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Held since January 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -11.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 sits 266.1% above the 2010 sale of £73,758. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 63.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2006. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.