8 Akenside House, Akenside Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3UF
About 8 Akenside House
8 Akenside House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 3UF). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 181 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (77–181 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 11 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 is 19.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 33% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £250,000 in June 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
8 Akenside House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 August 2025
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Planning history
8 Akenside House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Akenside House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 21 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2020Most recent
£250,000
-32.4%over 17 years14 May 2003
£370,000
+72.4%over 3 years29 July 1999
£214,645
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE1 3UF: £255,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in NE1 3UF
11 Akenside House, Akenside Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3UF
Sold May 2024
£287,0002 Akenside House, Akenside Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3UF
Sold Feb 2023
£255,0005 Akenside House, Akenside Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3UF
Sold Sept 2022
£194,00010 Akenside House, Akenside Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3UF
Sold Dec 2019
£293,0003 Akenside House, Akenside Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3UF
Sold Oct 2017
£189,950
Versus other Akenside Hill homes
8 Akenside House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,381
Street avg £2,301
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
545/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Quayside Guildhall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
North East Futures UTC. 32 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.5dB







