50 Richmond Road, Newport, NP19 7GH

50 Richmond Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newport (NP19 7GH). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. At 58 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–168 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 25 units on file.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in August 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 sits 504.9% above the 2000 sale of £20,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 73.7% below the postcode norm. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.