1a, Festival Crescent, New Inn, Pontypool, NP4 0NA

1a is a semi-detached house in New Inn, Pontypool, Pontypool (NP4 0NA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 695 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 65 m² this is the 6th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–124 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 64.9% above the 2011 sale of £77,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm. At 65 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last sold in July 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.