5 Brynglas Avenue, Newport, NP20 5LR

5 Brynglas Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newport (NP20 5LR). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in October 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 9.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 32.7% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 34.8% below the postcode norm. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 30 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.