15 Cross Street, Garndiffaith, Pontypool, NP4 7NQ

15 Cross Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Garndiffaith, Pontypool, Pontypool (NP4 7NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

Held since February 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 sits 610.3% above the 1998 sale of £39,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.