3 Manor Chare Apartments, Manor Chare, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2EQ

3 Manor Chare Apartments is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 80 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across 3 Manor Chare Apartments (38–80 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 6 units on file. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 80 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 57 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at -21.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 26% below the postcode norm.