12 Love Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3DW

12 Love Lane is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–183 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Held since March 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 45% above the typical sold price in the postcode.