Uplands Court, Flat 2, Crescent Road, Newport, NP19 8LW

Uplands Court is an end-of-terrace house in Newport (NP19 8LW). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity. At 47 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Uplands Court, where floor areas span 29–55 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 74).

Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 234.4% above the 2001 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 42.9% below the postcode norm. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.