13 Balfe Road, Newport, NP19 9RB

13 Balfe Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newport (NP19 9RB). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 21 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 sits 136.9% above the 2012 sale of £44,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in May 2012.