2 Ashton Houses, St Dials, Cwmbran, NP44 4PF

2 Ashton Houses is a two-bedroom detached house in St. Dials, Cwmbran, Cwmbran (NP44 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 69 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (67 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 47.5% above the 2025 sale price. At 69 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £80,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.