8 Alcock Close, Newport, NP19 0RU

8 Alcock Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Newport (NP19 0RU). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 653 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 61 m² this is the 8th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 52.6% above the 2010 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).