1 The Open, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4DB

1 The Open is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 6th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 29 units on file.

Held since September 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 193.2% above the 1997 sale of £36,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 56.8% below the postcode norm. At 38 m² it's 23.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 28 EPCs).