Flat 1, 12 Fields Park Road, Newport, NP20 5BA

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Newport (NP20 5BA). It has a recorded floor area of 18 m² (around 194 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 18 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 16–42 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 (54 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65).

Held since April 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 sits 59.3% above the 2003 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£774/sq ft) was about 500.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 18 m² it sits well below the postcode median (207 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.