The Birches, Flat 4, 18 Clyffard Crescent, Newport, NP20 4GE
About The Birches
The Birches is a semi-detached house in Newport (NP20 4GE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in The Birches, where floor areas span 26–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Birches has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The Birches has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NP20 4GE: £192,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in NP20 4GE
Versus other Clyffard Crescent homes
On habitable rooms, The Birches runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
St Woolos Hospital — bus stop.
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