What type of property is Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD?

Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD sell for?

Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD last sold for £84,500 in December 2000, around 26 years ago. Before that, it sold for £56,000 in May 1997, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD?

Across 2 sales between May 1997 and December 2000, Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD rose from £56,000 to £84,500, a change of £28,500. That works out to roughly +12.2% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD have?

The current EPC rating for Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD?

Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft), around 64 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NP20 4HD. Source: EPC Register.

How is Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD heated?

The latest EPC at Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD?

Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD is in council tax band D.

Where is Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD located?

Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD sits in Newport. It falls within the NP20 postcode district.

What is crime like near Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD?

Police records around Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD show an average of 321 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (100% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

How well connected is Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD?

The closest bus stop to Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, NP20 4HD is Stow Park Avenue, 124m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, Newport, NP20 4HD

Estimated value

£146,000

Since the 2000 sale (£84,500)+73%
Against NP20 4HD's recent median (£235,000)-38%

Newest record on this page: September 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£146,000

Against its 2000 sale (£84,500)+73%
Against NP20 4HD's recent median (£235,000)-38%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Briar Hill is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NP20 4HD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
64 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2021
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2000
Recent sales in NP20 4HD
5 sales, median £235,000 (2024–2024)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

21 December 2000Most recent
£84,500
+50.9%over 3 years
22 May 1997
£56,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NP20 4HD: £235,000 (2024–2024).

Nearby sales in NP20 4HD

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, Newport, NP20 4HD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About Briar Hill

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Briar Hill is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Newport (NP20 4HD). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 64 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Briar Hill, where floor areas span 60–301 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 4 units on file.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in December 2000. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 72.8% above the 2000 sale of £84,500. At 64 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 43 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Mar 2021

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 March 2031

4 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Briar Hill, Flat 2, 5 Stow Park Crescent, Newport, NP20 4HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Briar Hill 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.

On the street

Versus other Stow Park Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Briar Hill is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,320

Street avg £1,946

On par

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 74 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newport district page.

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Crime

321/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Stow Park Avenue — bus stop.

Nearest stops

Stow Park AvenueBus stop124m
HandpostBus stop148m
The HandpostBus stop166m
Stow Park Church CentreBus stop203m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,438 reports32%
Anti-social Behaviour839 reports19%
Public Order524 reports12%
Shoplifting466 reports10%

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Briar Hill is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NP20 4HD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Briar Hill. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Briar Hill was lodged in March 2021 at band E and is valid until March 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Briar Hill. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from NP20 4HD.
Council tax band: Briar Hill is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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