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Castle View, Flat 8, 196 Upper Dock Street, Newport, NP20 1AD

Property type
End terrace
Floor 02
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Castle View

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Castle View is an end-of-terrace house in Newport (NP20 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 116 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Castle View, where floor areas span 49–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 24.1% below the postcode norm. Sold August 2022 for £180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era2nd Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Castle View, Flat 8, 196 Upper Dock Street, Newport, NP20 1AD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Castle View has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£179,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£180,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 August 2022Most recent

    £180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NP20 1AD: £170,000 (2022–2022).

On the street

Versus other Upper Dock Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£1,552

Street avg £1,961

Below

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Castle View

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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12a, Flat 15, Upper Dock Street

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12a, Flat 9, Upper Dock Street

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Area

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.
Full Newport report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Market Square 24 — bus station.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Castle View, Flat 8, 196 Upper Dock Street, Newport, NP20 1AD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.