2 Darent Road, Bettws, Newport, NP20 7SP

2 Darent Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bettws, Newport, Newport (NP20 7SP). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–116 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Sale prices here have outpaced Newport HPI: 0.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £99,000 is 42.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 187.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £69,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.