18 Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, NP4 0AW

18 Newtown Road is a detached house in Penperlleni, Pontypool, Pontypool (NP4 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average.

Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -60.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 sits 250.8% above the 2009 sale of £83,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 35% below the postcode norm. At 80 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).