Apartment 5, 62 Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3RJ

Apartment 5 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–92 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2020) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 10.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 36.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.