Flat 2, 30 St Brides Gardens, Newport, NP20 3AU

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Newport (NP20 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–41 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 41 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 46 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2016, sale prices here grew -0.1% per year, broadly in step with Newport's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 68.8% above the 2016 sale of £64,000. Last sold in May 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.