Market Square, Flat 2, Market Street, Pontypool, NP4 6JN

Market Square is a semi-detached house in Pontypool (NP4 6JN). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Market Square (27–45 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (43 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 43.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 120.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £90,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.