3a, Queen Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3UG

3a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 3UG). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–153 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 42 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 164.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.