5 Chippenhamgate Street, Monmouth, NP25 3DH

5 Chippenhamgate Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Monmouth (NP25 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–259 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 15.9% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 97.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.