5 County Chambers, Pentonville, Newport, NP20 5HB

5 County Chambers is a mid-terrace house in Newport (NP20 5HB). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2014); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 76 m² this is the 4th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom.

At 76 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 47 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.