1 Briar Close, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5UT
About 1 Briar Close
1 Briar Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rassau, Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale (NP23 5UT). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 791 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in October 2005. At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 sits 70.2% above the 2005 sale of £84,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
1 Briar Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed single storey attached garage extension
- Reference
- C/2015/0101
What's in 1 Briar Close, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5UT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Briar Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£84,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 October 2005Most recent
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NP23 5UT: £100,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in NP23 5UT
16 Briar Close, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5UT
Sold Jul 2025
£153,50010 Briar Close, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5UT
Sold May 2024
£140,00012 Briar Close, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5UT
Sold Sept 2021
£95,00013 Briar Close, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5UT
Sold May 2021
£100,0006 Briar Close, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5UT
Sold Apr 2014
£70,000
Everything we know about 1 Briar Close, in one report
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Versus other Briar Close homes
1 Briar Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,143
Street avg £1,820
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Reservoir Road — bus stop.
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