The Birches, Flat 5, 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 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Birches (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 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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.
£140,000
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
Floor Area for The Birches lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
26 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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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