What kind of home is 157 King Street, NP23 4SU?

157 King Street, NP23 4SU is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 157 King Street, NP23 4SU sell for?

157 King Street, NP23 4SU last sold for £274,000 in May 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £38,000 in January 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 157 King Street, NP23 4SU changed over time?

Across 3 sales between January 1996 and May 2023, 157 King Street, NP23 4SU rose from £38,000 to £274,000, a change of £236,000. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 157 King Street, NP23 4SU have?

The current EPC rating for 157 King Street, NP23 4SU is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in October 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 157 King Street, NP23 4SU?

157 King Street, NP23 4SU has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (1,399 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 41% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NP23 4SU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 157 King Street, NP23 4SU use?

The latest EPC at 157 King Street, NP23 4SU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 157 King Street, NP23 4SU?

157 King Street, NP23 4SU is in council tax band C.

Which area is 157 King Street, NP23 4SU in?

157 King Street, NP23 4SU sits in Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale. It falls within the NP23 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 157 King Street, NP23 4SU?

Police records around 157 King Street, NP23 4SU show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to 157 King Street, NP23 4SU?

The closest bus stop to 157 King Street, NP23 4SU is Bryn Farm Estate, 81m away. The nearest bus option is Brynmawr Bus Station Stand1, 792m away.

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157 King Street, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, NP23 4SU

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

130 m²

1399 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 157 King Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

157 King Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale (NP23 4SU). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 102% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2023 for £274,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDetached

Building

TenureFreehold
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

157 King Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 157 King Street, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, NP23 4SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nov 2020
OutbuildingFull
In report
Garage
Reference
C/2020/0251
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What's in 157 King Street, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, NP23 4SU's planning history?

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 157 King Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£281,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£274,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

25 May 2023Most recent
£274,000
+426.9%over 23 years
13 April 2000
£52,000
+36.8%over 4 years
24 January 1996
£38,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NP23 4SU: £180,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other King Street homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 157 King Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,108

Street avg £1,409

Strongly above

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bryn Farm Estate — bus stop.

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