20 The Open, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4DB

20 The Open is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 22nd 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.

It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 56 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 28 EPCs). Across 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 44.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 11.2% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 16.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.