14 Ventnor Road, Cwmbran, NP44 3JY

14 Ventnor Road is a semi-detached house in Cwmbran (NP44 3JY). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 54.8% above the 2014 sale of £152,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 31.2% below the postcode norm. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.