261 Melbourne Court, Howard Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2AU

261 Melbourne Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2AU). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 74 m² this is the 59th smallest of 69 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 17% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 18% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 15.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.