7 County Chambers, Pentonville, Newport, NP20 5HB

7 County Chambers is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Newport (NP20 5HB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 99 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (37–99 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (28 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (January 2026) shows an F (score 28), 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 81), 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 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sale prices here have lagged Newport HPI: -2.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 is 20.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 32.1% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £127,000 in June 2020.