18a, Chapel Street, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, NP44 1DW

18a is an end-of-terrace house in Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, Cwmbran (NP44 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–144 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 552% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.