Croes Faen Bungalow, Penallt, Monmouth, NP25 4SF
About Croes Faen Bungalow
Croes Faen Bungalow is a detached house in Penallt, Monmouth, Monmouth (NP25 4SF). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 125 m² it sits well below the postcode median (191 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 27.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £387,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Croes Faen Bungalow was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2024New BuildFullIn report
Proposed new dwelling within the residential curtilage of Croes Faen Bungalow.
- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/2022/00204
- Jun 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed extension and alterations to existing dwelling.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/2021/00480
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£387,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 March 2021Most recent
£387,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NP25 4SF: £650,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in NP25 4SF
Mulberry House, Penallt, Monmouth, NP25 4SF
Sold Dec 2023
£715,000Clarence House, Penallt, Monmouth, NP25 4SF
Sold Jan 2021
£650,000Chestnut House, Penallt, Monmouth, NP25 4SF
Sold Sept 2020
£695,0002 Croesfaen, Penallt, Monmouth, NP25 4SF
Sold Jul 2020
£270,0001 Croesfaen, Penallt, Monmouth, NP25 4SF
Sold Sept 2019
£227,500
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- A planning decision worth checking
Versus the street
Croes Faen Bungalow is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,100
Street avg £3,111
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 157 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 5 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Cross Vane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Redbrook Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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