Dble Rm from 23/02/26 for FEMALE central location

Double room to let in Shaftesbury, Newport, available from ***23rd February 2026***, to a tidy, clean, considerate FEMALE lodger able to provide FULL References.

Initially up to 6 months, to be reviewed.
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NOTE: This advert specifies gender under the “small premises” exemptions to the Equality Act 2010, as the room is in a private household, sharing with the owner, and not an HMO.
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Context:
2-bedroom first-floor flat with secluded balcony in a modern, 3-storey, 6-flat, end-of-terrace block, situated in a close that is part of a pleasant estate of tree-lined closes, with mostly 2 and 3-storey houses.

Flat: south-facing, refurbished in July '22, with an excellent Energy Performance Certificate (B) and laminate flooring throughout - except for the kitchen.

Choice of:

***2-6 mths, £475 pcm (£110 pw): 13.9 m2***
Extendable, by mutual agreement.

Double bedroom, 5.83 m long x 2.42m wide, fully furnished with a comfortable double bed, large underbed drawers, wardrobe, 3 chests of drawers, TV, 2 bedside cabinets, desk and and folding chair.

*** For short lets (3months max.) ONLY *** larger room for £550 pcm (£127 pw) 18.5 m2"

Larger room: (effectively the living room), 5.83 m long x 3.20m wide, fully furnished with a comfortable double sofa-bed, large double wardrobe, 3 chests of drawers, bookshelves, TV, compact dining table and chairs and an office chair. Works out a bit like a bedsit, with a large, secluded balcony.*

*Note: access to the balcony will be required, at times, by agreement, for hanging out washing on fine days.

Shared facilities:

Bathroom: equipped with bath, gas hand-held shower, as part of the tap assembly, as well as a wall-mounted electric shower, with a shower screen.

Kitchen: fitted, with use of storage cupboards and 1 drawer. Use of washing machine, 1 shelf in the fridge-and 1 drawer in the freezer. Gas hob, electric oven, kettle, microwave, Ninja Foodi multicooker, electric toaster.

Rent is inclusive of all bills, but you will need to provide your own bedding, towels, crockery, cutlery, pots and pans.

Available from the end of September to share with one other lodger (professional female, 32) and the owner (retired, youthful 70) and an elusive, adult, shy female cat*, all very clean, quiet and considerate.

*I think of her as Shroedinger's cat! 🐱😆

Benefits of the location in Shaftesbury:

•  15 minutes' walk from Newport Rail and Bus stations, as well as the Kingsway and the Riverside. Centres

•  25 minutes' walk from the Gwent and St. Woolo's Hospitals, as well as BUPA's St. Joseph's Hospital.

•  Next to the access roundabout to the Albany Road Estate, Queen's Hill, Barrack Hill, Malpas Road, A4051 and the A4042 to Cwmbran.

• On bus route 29A to Cwmbran

•  Access to/from the M4 to Bristol, Bath, London., Cardiff, Swansea etc.

•  Near Wickes, Farm Foods, McDonald's, Vanilla Spice Indian restaurant/takeaway.

•  Just a 15-minute walk from Aldi and Sainsbury's superstores with an Argos outlet.

• Shaftesbury park and playground 2 minutes down the road, on the bank of the Usk.

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About the housemate and landlady:

We aim to be a chilled, relaxed, respectful, friendly, sustainable, progressive, intentional community of three and a bit!.

We enjoy a chat but do not intrude on each other's space or activities. We keep our TV/radio/computers low, and after 10 pm use headphones for entertainment and calls.

We have started playing badminton once a week and would welcome another player and welcome suggestions for other activities. We sometimes go to the Riverside Theatre for films, plays or other activities.

We are an inclusive household, and we do not welcome discriminatory views or hate ideologies.

One of us is 100% and the other 90% Vegan, 10% vegetarian; we would prefer not to have meat or fish cooked in the house, or at least that, when cooking these, the kitchen door is closed and the window open, to release the smell and the separate Nenja Foodi containers are used.

The only exception to this, of course, is Her most Royal Majesty, Oza the black and white Cat! 🐈‍⬛ She is no trouble, but may occasionally meow to be let in or out of the balcony.