Shire Hall, Flat 9, Pentonville, Newport, NP20 5HB

Shire Hall is a mid-terrace house in Newport (NP20 5HB). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2014); the latest reading is 4 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), 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 75 m² this is the 16th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in Shire Hall, where floor areas span 37–125 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (11 versus a best of 76).

At 75 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. Across 2014–2023, sale prices here grew 0% per year, broadly in step with Newport's 0% HPI growth. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £125,000.