34 Beech Close, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, NP44 1BP

34 Beech Close is a mid-terrace house in Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, Cwmbran (NP44 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 241.7% above the 2002 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 63.6% below the postcode norm. At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.