Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Helford Square, Bettws, Newport, NP20 7AS
EPC B
Estimated value
£157,000
- Since the 1998 sale (£35,950)+337%
- Against NP20 7AS's recent median (£142,950)+10%
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£157,000
- Against its 1998 sale (£35,950)+337%
- Against NP20 7AS's recent median (£142,950)+10%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Helford Square is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in NP20 7AS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
84 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2014
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1998
Recent sales in NP20 7AS
5 sales, median £142,950 (2025–2004)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Helford Square's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Sales timeline
14 May 1998Most recent
£35,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NP20 7AS: £142,950 (2025–2004).
Nearby sales in NP20 7AS
3 Helford Square, Bettws, Newport, NP20 7AS
Sold Feb 2025
£155,00011 Helford Square, Bettws, Newport, NP20 7AS
Sold Feb 2023
£145,00023 Helford Square, Bettws, Newport, NP20 7AS
Sold Nov 2021
£125,0007 Helford Square, Bettws, Newport, NP20 7AS
Sold Aug 2020
£142,9509 Helford Square, Bettws, Newport, NP20 7AS
Sold May 2004
£79,000
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About 17 Helford Square
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Helford Square is an end-of-terrace house in Bettws, Newport, Newport (NP20 7AS). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2014) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in May 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 sits 336.7% above the 1998 sale of £35,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 73% below the postcode norm. At 84 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Helford Square's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2024
Current Certificate
Sept 2014EPC Rating
A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 September 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Helford Square, Bettws, Newport, NP20 7AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Helford Square has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Helford Square homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 17 Helford Square lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£428
Street avg £1,709
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newport district page.
Crime
321/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Exe Road — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Exe RoadBus stop89m
- Cherwell WalkBus stop141m
- Frome WalkBus stop330m
- Bettws CentreBus stop355m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,438 reports32%
- Anti-social Behaviour839 reports19%
- Public Order524 reports12%
- Shoplifting466 reports10%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 17 Helford Square is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in NP20 7AS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 17 Helford Square. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Helford Square was lodged in September 2014 at band B and expired in September 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Helford Square. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from NP20 7AS.
- Council tax band
- 17 Helford Square is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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