15 Chichester Close, Newport, NP19 7LJ

15 Chichester Close is a detached house in Newport (NP19 7LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 sits 56.2% above the 2007 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode.