The Bar, Apartment 211, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BA
About The Bar
The Bar is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 5th 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 across 74 units on file.
At 52 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 73 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across 2006–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
The Bar sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 July 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Bar has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The Bar's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.4% per year over 11 years.
£113,010
Growth on file: -1.4% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2017Most recent
£113,010
+10.3%over 5 years19 July 2012
£102,500
-22.9%over 6 years15 June 2006
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE1 4BA: £140,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NE1 4BA
The Bar, Apartment 606, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BA
Sold Jul 2025
£115,000The Bar, Apartment 402, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BA
Sold Dec 2024
£151,500The Bar, Apartment 315, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BA
Sold Dec 2024
£92,500The Bar, Apartment 512, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BA
Sold Nov 2024
£150,000The Bar, Apartment 507, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BA
Sold Jul 2024
£140,000
Versus other St James Gate homes
The Bar is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,173
Street avg £2,308
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 1.8 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
Newcastle Coach Station — bus station.
Closest school
0.3 km
NCG. 35 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
60.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.6dB







