10 Herberts Close, Garndiffaith, Pontypool, NP4 7QD

10 Herberts Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Garndiffaith, Pontypool, Pontypool (NP4 7QD). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Held since April 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 143.3% above the 2010 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 27.8% below the postcode norm.