2 St Mary Street, Monmouth, NP25 3DB

2 St Mary Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Monmouth (NP25 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 98 m² it's 28.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 28 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 is 40.5% above the 2007 sale price.