Centralofts, Apartment 109, 21 Waterloo Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4AL

Centralofts is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 70 m² this is the 38th smallest of 79 units on EPC record in Centralofts, where floor areas span 36–600 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.

Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 13.2% below the 2004 sale of £159,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs).