1 Brook Street, Pontrhydyrun, Cwmbran, NP44 1SG

1 Brook Street is an end-of-terrace house in Pontrhydyrun, Cwmbran, Cwmbran (NP44 1SG). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 32.8% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.