23 The Chare, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4DD

23 The Chare is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 2nd 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.

Held since May 1998 — that's 28 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 £117,000 sits 175.3% above the 1998 sale of £42,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 37.3% below the postcode norm. At 34 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 46 EPCs).