Apartment 1, 58 Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3RJ

Apartment 1 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 389 m² (around 4187 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 389 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (36–389 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 389 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 sits 60.9% above the 2007 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 89.6% below the postcode norm.