34 Fairfield, Penperlleni, Pontypool, NP4 0AQ

34 Fairfield is a two-bedroom detached house in Penperlleni, Pontypool, Pontypool (NP4 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 18.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 71.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2021 for £256,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.