1 Vine Cottages, Reservoir Road, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5DE
About 1 Vine Cottages
1 Vine Cottages is a semi-detached house in Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale (NP23 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 80 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Vine Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
1 Vine Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Vine Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NP23 5DE: £171,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in NP23 5DE
Avdon, Reservoir Road, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5DE
Sold Nov 2023
£171,000Daisy Cottage, Reservoir Road, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5DE
Sold Mar 2021
£295,0001 Glengarriff Cottages, Reservoir Road, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5DE
Sold Jul 2019
£165,0002 Glengarriff Cottages, Reservoir Road, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5DE
Sold Nov 2018
£145,0002 Vine Cottages, Reservoir Road, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5DE
Sold Aug 2013
£50,000
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Versus other Reservoir Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Vine Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Reservoir Road — bus stop.
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