The Bar, Apartment 213, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BA

The Bar is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. At 99 m² this is the 71st 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.

It hasn't traded since September 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 73 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 24.1% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 53.7% below the postcode norm.