1 The Chare, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4DD

1 The Chare is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 72 m² this is the 44th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 47 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 sits 126.5% above the 1998 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 52.7% below the postcode norm.