17 Ash Grove, Caldicot, NP26 4NG

17 Ash Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caldicot (NP26 4NG). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 804 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 269.7% above the 2001 sale of £66,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 50.3% below the postcode norm.