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Get started18 Open Hearth Close is a semi-detached house in Griffithstown, Pontypool, Pontypool (NP4 5JR). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 99% above the 2012 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 23.8% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 40 EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in August 2012.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
18 Open Hearth Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
18 Open Hearth Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,429
Street avg £1,987
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Giffithstown Rly Museum — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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10 August 2012Most recent
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NP4 5JR: £170,000 (2024–2024).
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Sold Nov 2024
51 Open Hearth Close Griffithstown Pontypool
Sold Aug 2024
5 Open Hearth Close Griffithstown Pontypool
Sold Jul 2024
16 Open Hearth Close Griffithstown Pontypool
Sold Feb 2024
45 Open Hearth Close Griffithstown Pontypool
Sold Jan 2024
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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