Apartment 14, 58 Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3RJ

Apartment 14 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The latest certificate (February 2020) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 9th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–389 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.

Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 17.6% below the 2006 sale of £165,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 56 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 39 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs).