1a, Gibbs Road, Newport, NP19 8AR

1a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Newport (NP19 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 68 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–166 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 19 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in November 2004. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 34.2% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 26.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.