3a, Gibbs Road, Newport, NP19 8AR

3a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Newport (NP19 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 490 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (46–166 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 19 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 35.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 61.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2022. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.