Apartment 1, 62 Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3RJ

Apartment 1 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 92 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (30–92 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 39 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. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 is 42.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 56.1% below the postcode norm. Sold August 2023 for £110,000.