25 Castle Street, Newport, NP20 2DF

25 Castle Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newport (NP20 2DF). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have lagged Newport HPI: -1.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 75.3% above the 2015 sale of £77,585. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Last sold in April 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.