1 Barrack Hill, Newport, NP20 5FR
About 1 Barrack Hill
1 Barrack Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Newport (NP20 5FR). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It hasn't traded since August 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 68 m² it's 16.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 sits 504% above the 1998 sale of £25,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 66.3% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Barrack Hill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Barrack Hill has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Barrack Hill's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£151,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£25,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 1998Most recent
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NP20 5FR: £170,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Barrack Hill homes
Price per m² for 1 Barrack Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£368
Street avg £1,528
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Belvedere Terrace — bus stop.
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