Briar Hill, Flat 3, 5 Stow Park Crescent, Newport, NP20 4HD

Briar Hill is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Newport (NP20 4HD). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 60 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Briar Hill (60–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (61 versus a worst of 48). The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 23.6% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 76.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 39 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £140,000.