Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
249 Christchurch Road, Newport, NP19 8BE
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£261,000
- Since the 2018 sale (£196,000)+33%
- Against NP19 8BE's recent median (£267,500)-2%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£261,000
- Against its 2018 sale (£196,000)+33%
- Against NP19 8BE's recent median (£267,500)-2%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 249 Christchurch Road is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NP19 8BE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
88 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2014
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2018
Recent sales in NP19 8BE
5 sales, median £267,500 (2025–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
249 Christchurch Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Sales timeline
30 September 2018Most recent
£196,000
+3.0%22 August 2018
£190,300
+16.0%over 2 years13 November 2015
£164,000
+51.4%over 9 months27 February 2015
£108,326
Median price across the last 5 sales in NP19 8BE: £267,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NP19 8BE
267 Christchurch Road, Newport, NP19 8BE
Sold Mar 2025
£265,500229 Christchurch Road, Newport, NP19 8BE
Sold Aug 2024
£267,500239 Christchurch Road, Newport, NP19 8BE
Sold Nov 2023
£272,500247 Christchurch Road, Newport, NP19 8BE
Sold Mar 2021
£205,000219a, Christchurch Road, Newport, NP19 8BE
Sold Mar 2021
£350,000
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1 potential issue has already been flagged for 249 Christchurch Road, Newport, NP19 8BE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 249 Christchurch Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
249 Christchurch Road is a semi-detached house in Newport (NP19 8BE). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £196,000 in September 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 18% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 33.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
249 Christchurch Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Oct 2024
Current Certificate
Oct 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 October 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 249 Christchurch Road, Newport, NP19 8BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 249 Christchurch Road, Newport, NP19 8BE
1decisions1extensions11documents9nearby
- Apr 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
PROPOSED TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND PATIO TO REAR
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/0207
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Versus other Christchurch Road homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 249 Christchurch Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,227
Street avg £2,249
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newport district page.
Crime
174/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Gibbs Road Top — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Gibbs Road TopBus stop26m
- Christchurch Road Post OfficeBus stop56m
- Pen-y-lan Baptist ChurchBus stop83m
- Beechcroft RoadBus stop117m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences923 reports33%
- Anti-social Behaviour512 reports18%
- Public Order321 reports12%
- Criminal Damage & Arson272 reports10%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 249 Christchurch Road is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NP19 8BE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 249 Christchurch Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 249 Christchurch Road was lodged in October 2014 at band D and expired in October 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 249 Christchurch Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from NP19 8BE.
- Council tax band
- 249 Christchurch Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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