Briar Hill, Flat 4, 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 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 63 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in Briar Hill, where floor areas span 60–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 61). The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 16.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 sits 109.4% above the 2001 sale of £74,500. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).