The Bar, Apartment 203, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BA

The Bar is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Bar (44–111 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2019) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since September 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 73 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.