8 Albion Place, Hanbury Road, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, NP4 6PG

8 Albion Place is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, Pontypool (NP4 6PG). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1009 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 28.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).