42 Birchgrove Close, Newport, NP20 6JG

42 Birchgrove Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Newport (NP20 6JG). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2018. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 8.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 15.4% above the 2021 sale price. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £260,005. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.