2 Edward Street, Griffithstown, Pontypool, NP4 5HD

2 Edward Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Griffithstown, Pontypool, Pontypool (NP4 5HD). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 172.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £185,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.