Newport · NP22 4QG · 3-bed
Dukestown Road, Tredegar, NP22
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Asking price
£285,000
Verdict
Looks fair for the area
What you could do with it
Estimated gross yields from current rental comps. Numbers are pre-cost — service, voids, mortgage, management still come off these.
Standard BTL
Best fit£800/mo
3.4% gross yield
Open-market tenant on a 12-month AST.
LHA / Section 8
£673/mo
2.8% gross yield
Council-paid tenant. Stable rent, longer tenancies, slight discount to market.
Council lease
£572/mo
2.4% gross yield
3–5 yr guaranteed-rent lease to a housing association. Hands-off.
Who is this for?
Quick read across the buyer personas. ✅ = good fit · ⚠ = workable with caveats · ❌ = look elsewhere.
Family home
3-bed but EPC unknown — factor retrofit cost or budget for it.
Standard BTL
3.4% gross — won't cover costs at current rates.
Buy + rent later
Rent wouldn't cover mortgage — selling to exit may be your only option.
The numbers
Wales (LTT) · 75% LTV mortgage at 5.5% over 25 years (capital repayment).
Stamp duty
First-time buyer
£3,600
Home mover
£3,600
2nd home / BTL
£15,000
Mortgage @ 75% LTV
- Loan
- £213,750
- Deposit
- £71,250
- Per month
- £1,313
Cash you'd need to walk in (deposit + investor SDLT, before legal/survey): £86,250
Should you pay this?
Asking price is in line with what 3-bed homes have been selling for nearby.
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What it'd rent for
£800/month3.37% gross yield
Based on 138 live rentals in Newport · 3-bed homes here average £1,508/mo.
Most landlords need 5%+ gross to break even after costs in this area, so this is tight as a fallback — worth running the numbers carefully.
Property features
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5-year price trend
Crime risk
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Schools & Ofsted
No schools indexed yet for this postcode sector. The official sources below cover every UK postcode.
Catchments aren't published nationally; many schools use distance-from-school as the deciding factor. The links above give you the official data — only the local authority can confirm a specific year's catchment boundary.
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HMO licensing
£825 – £1,500typical UK HMO fee, 5-year licence
3-bed property. Mandatory licensing kicks in at 5+ unrelated occupants. Below that, a licence is only required if the council runs an additional or selective scheme — the link below is the way to check.
The council's HMO page lists the current mandatory fee plus any additional / selective scheme that catches smaller HMOs.
Find borough HMO licensing page on gov.ukMandatory licensing applies UK-wide for 5+ sharer HMOs (Housing Act 2004). Scotland licenses 3+ sharers; Wales also requires Rent Smart Wales registration for every landlord.
Area pulse
- 5,290 new listings here in the last month — good comparable supply.
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