1a, Castle Street, Newport, NP20 2DF

1a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newport (NP20 2DF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 sits 50.5% above the 2019 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 54.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £105,000 in November 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.