38a, Beechdale Road, Newport, NP19 8AE
About 38a
38a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Newport (NP19 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 27.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 79.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £154,750 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
38a has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.
£154,750
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£154,750
+209.5%over 20 years13 July 2000
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NP19 8AE: £245,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in NP19 8AE
Versus other Beechdale Road homes
On floor area, 38a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,976
Street avg £2,192
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Beechwood Crescent — bus stop.
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