28a, St Woolos Road, Newport, NP20 4GN
About 28a
28a is a mid-terrace house in Newport (NP20 4GN). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–175 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 72).
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
28a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 January 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
28a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
28a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£122,000
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 4GN: £158,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in NP20 4GN
Versus other St Woolos Road homes
EPC Rating for 28a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
321/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Woolos Cathedral — bus stop.
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