2 Powdene House, Pudding Chare, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1UE

2 Powdene House is a mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 1UE). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 835 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 78 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).