Newport · NP7 5TN · 2-bed
Park Crescent, Abergavenny NP7 5TN
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Asking price
£250,000
£427/sqft
Verdict
Overpriced by £46,259 vs 2-bed homes nearby
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£1,012/mo
4.9% gross yield
Open-market tenant on a 12-month AST.
LHA / Section 8
£598/mo
2.9% gross yield
Council-paid tenant. Stable rent, longer tenancies, slight discount to market.
Council lease
£509/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
2-bed but EPC unknown — factor retrofit cost or budget for it.
Standard BTL
4.9% gross — tight; works only with low costs / cheap finance.
Buy + rent later
Rent would cover most mortgage costs but you'd top up if it sat empty for a few months.
The numbers
Wales (LTT) · 75% LTV mortgage at 5.5% over 25 years (capital repayment).
Stamp duty
First-time buyer
£1,500
Home mover
£1,500
2nd home / BTL
£11,500
Mortgage @ 75% LTV
- Loan
- £187,500
- Deposit
- £62,500
- Per month
- £1,151
Cash you'd need to walk in (deposit + investor SDLT, before legal/survey): £74,000
Should you pay this?
Asking price is roughly £46,259 above what 2-bed homes typically go for here.
You're paying £250,000. Comparable 2-bed homes in this area suggest a market price of around £203,741.
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What it'd rent for
£1,012/month4.86% gross yield
Based on 138 live rentals in Newport · 2-bed homes here average £1,076/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
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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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Area pulse
- 5,290 new listings here in the last month — good comparable supply.
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