14 Ariel Close, Newport, NP20 2FN

14 Ariel Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Newport (NP20 2FN). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. At 65 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (24–65 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 65 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 26.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 30.7% below the postcode norm.