Flat 1, 28 St Brides Gardens, Newport, NP20 3AU

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Newport (NP20 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–42 m². On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 69). The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in July 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 317.2% above the 1995 sale of £25,650. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 65.5% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 46 EPCs).