3 The Pill, Portskewett, Caldicot, NP26 5JQ

3 The Pill is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Portskewett, Caldicot, Caldicot (NP26 5JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 71). Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 sits 922.8% above the 2000 sale of £39,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£23/sq ft) was about 81% below the postcode norm.