The Bar, Apartment 702, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BB
About The Bar
The Bar is an end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2012. 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. At 64 m² this is the 28th smallest of 64 units on EPC record in The Bar, where floor areas span 42–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 64 units on file.
Sold July 2024 for £110,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 34.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 34.4% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Bar has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The Bar's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.8% per year over 18 years.
£110,000
Growth on file: -3.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
3 July 2024Most recent
£110,000
-16.7%over 11 years20 December 2012
£132,000
-7.0%over 4 years29 April 2008
£142,000
-35.7%over 1 year27 July 2006
£221,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE1 4BB: £152,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NE1 4BB
The Bar, Apartment 806, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BB
Sold Jan 2025
£101,000The Bar, Apartment 712, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BB
Sold Sept 2024
£152,500The Bar, Apartment 902, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BB
Sold Aug 2024
£162,000The Bar, Apartment 901, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BB
Sold May 2024
£155,000The Bar, Apartment 913, St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BB
Sold Sept 2022
£125,791
Versus other St James Gate homes
On years held, The Bar runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,719
Street avg £2,504
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
14/mo
Rising 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
The full 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







