41 Emlyn Street, Newport, NP20 1EU

41 Emlyn Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newport (NP20 1EU). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–114 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 (46 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 56.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 27% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 78.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.