31 Howy Road, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5TW
About 31 Howy Road
31 Howy Road is a semi-detached house in Rassau, Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale (NP23 5TW). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 54 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 47.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 89.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2018 for £94,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
31 Howy Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Howy Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
31 Howy Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 17 years.
£94,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2018Most recent
£94,000
+77.4%over 3 years27 August 2014
£53,000
+43.2%over 12 years25 October 2001
£37,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NP23 5TW: £70,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in NP23 5TW
30 Howy Road, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5TW
Sold Apr 2025
£70,00032 Howy Road, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5TW
Sold Apr 2025
£70,0006 Howy Road, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5TW
Sold Jun 2024
£180,00037 Howy Road, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5TW
Sold Nov 2020
£116,00015 Howy Road, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5TW
Sold Nov 2019
£45,000
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Versus other Howy Road homes
31 Howy Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,741
Street avg £1,187
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Rhymney Close — bus stop.
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