The Bar, Apartment 201, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BA

The Bar is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 80 m² this is the 60th smallest of 74 units on EPC record in The Bar, where floor areas span 44–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.

Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 28.4% below the 2007 sale of £208,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 80 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 73 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).