55a, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2AQ

55a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.

At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (19 m² across 241 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 sits 56.5% above the 2015 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 71.6% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (May 2015).