4 Caepalish, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, NP4 6ST

4 Caepalish is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, Pontypool (NP4 6ST). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. 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: 8.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 35.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm. At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.